The first museum in Bursa was established in 1902 by collecting ethnographic and archaeological artefacts from the surrounding area. It was opened to visitors in the garden and laboratory of a school. The museum saw rapid growth and development thanks to the efforts of primary education inspectors, teachers and students, under the guidance of Governor Mümtaz Reşid Pasha. It was officially inaugurated in September 1904 as a branch of the Müze-i Hümâyun by Osman Hamdi Bey, General Director of Museums. In 1929, it was given the status of a directorate, and it was renamed the Bursa Museum. The following year, the museum was relocated to the Green Madrasa in consideration of its development, and it was opened to visitors in 1930 after being arranged by Aziz Ogan, Director of the Istanbul Museum. In 1955, the madrasah building underwent repairs, and the museum was reopened in 1956 with a new organisational structure. Following the relocation of the archaeological works to the modern building in Kültürpark, the museum underwent a period of reorganization and was reopened in 1975 under the name of the Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art. The Green Madrasa, also known as the Sultaniye Madrasa, is one of the first madrasas of the Ottoman civilisation, and is part of the Green Complex. The architect of the complex, which was built between 1414 and 1424, was Hacı İvaz Pasha. In terms of plan, the madrasah is reminiscent of the open iwan madrasahs of the Anatolian Seljuks. The construction materials included rubble, ashlar, and brick masonry. The museum exhibits a variety of artefacts, including tiles and ceramic items, wood, carved and inlaid pieces, examples of Turkish mining art, tombak and other metal artefacts, Seljuk and Ottoman coins, traditional Turkish handicrafts and clothes from the Seljuk, Beylik and Ottoman periods, spanning from the 13th century to the 20th century. In the museum's garden, examples of Bursa tombstones dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries and some stone inscriptions are exhibited.