The building that hosts the Çorum Museum displays typical architectural features of the 19th century; it was initially built in 1914 as a hospital. Later on it was used as the School of Agriculture, School if Medicine, School of Art, School of Trade, Machinery Academy, and Atatürk High School. After a fire in 1988 damaged the building, restoration work was initiated in 1989. On 11 March 2003, the building started to serve as the new Çorum Museum.

In the Hall of Archaeology on four floors - two of which are mezzanines - items are displayed in a chronological order. Most of the items on display are findings from Alacahöyük, Sapinuva (Ortaköy), and Hattusa, the center of the Hittite period. While items from the Hittite period are in majority in the Museum, items from other periods are also important.

The Hall of Ethnography of the Çorum Museum has been organized as a separate section in the right wing of the building, whose entrance is in the museum yard. In the yard, such huge stone pieces as reliefs, columns and millstones are displayed.