This 18th-century mansion is the oldest surviving example of civil architecture in Edirne. It was used by Emin Bey, the Chief Accountant of Edirne, and his family. After remaining empty for a time, Necmi Ige and his family moved in in 1922. Necmi Ige's family lived in the mansion until the 1970s, after which it was left vacant. Over the years, the mansion has largely deteriorated.
The mansion, restored by the Thrace Development Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Technology, was organized as the Necmi Ige House Ethnography Museum under the auspices of the Governorship and opened to visitors as a private museum by the Edirne Provincial Special Administration on July 4, 2021. The museum was transferred to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on March 15, 2023.
In the museum, a total of 30 hyperrealistic silicone sculptures and reenactments have been created in 7 rooms, 6 platforms, and the hammam, depicting the wedding culture, handicrafts, customs, and traditions of the region. Customs such as the marriage proposal, dowry room, henna night, groom's shaving, imam marriage, lead casting, wedding feast, hammam, and wedding night traditions are recreated. Regional costumes from Rumelia and the Balkans are exhibited.
The Necmi Ige House Ethnography Museum hosts visitors under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
