The head of the Engineering Department, Mohammed Hasan Kadhim, said, "The museum – which is 6000 square meters – will consist of 4 floors. It will have special halls for displaying the antiquities and valuables of the Imam Hussain Shrine, in addition to air-conditioned storages and safes."
Kadhim said further that the size of the land on which the museum is going to be constructed is adequate for all the needs of the activities of the museum to be held.