In the island of Ioannina, in the hospitable area of the Monastery of Saint Panteleimon, which Ali Pasha had turned into a holiday home, first opened the Museum of the Pre-Revolutionary Period in 1958 thanks to the initiative of enlightened people of Ioannina. The Ali Pasha's and Revolutionary Period Museum, which includes the great collection of Fotis Rapakousis, has been housed in the same space since May 2012.

In the main building are exhibited objects that have a direct or indirect relationship with Ali Pasha during his period of action (1788-1822) and in the second building one can admire the historic relics of the Greek revolutionary period in order to throw off the Ottoman rule (19th century).