Historical and Literary Museum "A.P.Chekhov and Sakhalin" in Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky

About the museum

The book conveyed both Chekhov's personal impressions and the statistical data he collected. Both the way of life of local residents and the torments to which children who went to hard labor were subjected are described in sufficient detail. 

The collection of exhibits includes more than 14,000 items, including Chekhov's personal authentic belongings, paintings, books and much more.

The history of the museum

Since its foundation in 1896, the museum has been called the Alexandrovsky-on Sakhalin City Museum of Local Lore. The museum talked about ethnography, zoology, agriculture, mining and prison engineering industries. At the beginning of the 20th century, the museum was looted, many exhibits were taken to Japan or lost. It was only in 1925 that the restoration of the museum began, but already taking into account the influence of the Soviet government: departments of nature, the pre-revolutionary past of the region, the Soviet period and the art department appeared.

On September 22, 1968, the Chekhov Museum appeared in the Chekhov House on Chekhov St. 19, in which the memorial room of A.P. Chekhov appeared, and departments telling about the history of the discovery, settlement, exploration and annexation of Sakhalin. 

In 1993, the branches of the regional Museum of Local Lore Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky and the Chekhov Museum are combined into a single museum under the general name of the Historical and Literary Museum "A.P. Chekhov and Sakhalin".