The museum building was constructed in 1894 as the Municipal Building. Visited by Ataturk on December 20, 1930, the building has served as the Kirklareli Museum since 1994.

The Ilhan Koman Sculpture and Painting Museum was established on September 23, 2002, the 20th anniversary of Trakya University, under the name 'Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Museum'. In 2011, it was renamed 'Ilhan Koman Sculpture and Painting Museum' by a decision of the University Senate. In the same year, it moved to the historical mansion in the Karaagac campus of the Faculty of Fine Arts, which also houses the Old Train Station Building, the Lausanne Monument and Square, and the National Struggle and Lausanne Museum.

The caravanserai was built by Ekmekcizade Ahmet Pasha in 1018 AH (1609 AD) and presented as a gift to Sultan Ahmed. The structure consists of four large stables, numerous rooms, two fountains, and stone-built shops along the street.