on november 1, 1939, according to the order of the council of people’s commissars of the azerbaijan ssr under the number № 4972, a memorial museum named after nizami was created in this building in connection with the 800th anniversary of the persian poet nizami ganjavi. the building was overhauled by the project of architects sadikh dadashov and mikayil huseynov, were placed sculptures in the façade and reconstructed two floors. later, the memorial museum was changed to the museum of azerbaijani literature. interior of the museum was designed by letif kerimov. during world war ii, when the 800th anniversary of the persian poet nizami ganjavi was celebrated in leningrad blockade, the placement work of the museum’s exposition was continued. on may 14, 1945, the museum opened its doors to its visitors only after the victory in the great patriotic war, in spite of that, the museum was established in 1939.