The official date of the museum’s creation is 1921. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov left the Yalta house, in which he lived the last five years of his life, to his sister. He also signed away to her money and income from posthumous publications of dramatic works.
After her brother’s death, Maria Pavlovna Chekhova maintained this house, preserving and organizing her brother’s archive. Since 1917, she settled in a Yalta house with her mother for permanent residence. Until her death on January 15, 1953, she kept the House safe and sound. She restored it after the Crimean earthquake of 1927, saved it during the Nazi occupation in 1944. Thanks to Maria Pavlovna, not a single exhibit has disappeared from the memorial house.
After her brother’s death, Maria Pavlovna Chekhova maintained this house, preserving and organizing her brother’s archive. Since 1917, she settled in a Yalta house with her mother for permanent residence. Until her death on January 15, 1953, she kept the House safe and sound. She restored it after the Crimean earthquake of 1927, saved it during the Nazi occupation in 1944. Thanks to Maria Pavlovna, not a single exhibit has disappeared from the memorial house.
