The building was built on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Lenin's birth, designed by the Azerbaijani engineer Hassan Megidov in 1960, and according to the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan the museum building became subordinate to the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan and after that it was named the Museum Center, the museum houses more than 110 thousand exhibits, among which are copies of Lenin's manuscripts, collecting materials about the life of Lenin and his followers.
