A.P. Chekhov House-Museum in Yalta

About museum

The famous A.P. Chekhov House-Museum in Yalta, also known as the "White Dacha", is practically the only Chekhov museum where the authentic setting has been preserved: the house, the furniture, the belongings — even objects remain in the same places as they were during the great playwright's lifetime.

It was here that Anton Pavlovich wrote the plays "Three Sisters", "The Cherry Orchard", and the short stories "The Lady with the Dog", "The Bishop", "At Christmas", "The Bride". Even his writing desk, where masterpieces of world literature were created, has been preserved exactly as it was. Not a single item was damaged or removed during the Great Patriotic War, thanks to the efforts of the writer's sister and the museum's first director, Maria Pavlovna Chekhova. It was she who not only gathered but also preserved a unique and complete collection of Chekhov's household items, everyday objects, writing tools and surroundings.

The museum's collection today numbers more than 30,000 items, of which over 4,000 are the personal belongings of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. There is also a unique art collection.

The memorial garden that Chekhov planned and created personally can be considered an open-air exhibition. According to Anton Pavlovich's idea it was to be a "Garden of Eternal Spring", where something would be in bloom regardless of the season. And so it turned out — the White Dacha quite literally bathes in greenery and a riot of colors year-round. To this day, about 30% of the plants in the garden remain that still remember the warmth of the writer's hands.