Melikhovo Museum-Reserve of A.P. Chekhov

Melikhovo is one of the wonderful monuments of Russian culture. From 1892 to 1899 the great Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov lived and worked here. Melikhovo attracts the opportunity to immerse yourself in the spiritual atmosphere of Chekhov’s time. Having visited us, you will see the writer’s house, the outbuilding where “The Seagull” was written, the school built on the initiative of Anton Pavlovich, the new exposition of the museum “Dr. Chekhov’s Ambulatory”. You will learn about what Chekhov’s Melikhovo was like, what Anton Pavlovich was like in the Melikhovo years of his life. In Melikhov you can walk along the "Alley of Love", which remembers the steps of Anton Pavlovich, sit in the shadow of the fragrant memorial garden, admire the garden "Counter of France". You can get a great experience from riding a horse. The museum-reserve carefully preserves the memory of Chekhov - writer, doctor, public figure. The collection of the museum in Melikhovo has more than 25,000 exhibits. The museum fund of fine materials is rich, in which the works of I. Levitin, V. Polenov, I. Braz are presented. Its most interesting section is the creative heritage of artists from the Chekhov family. The collection of photographs stored in the museum-reserve is the history of the life of the Melikhovo house, it is a true gallery of portraits of Chekhov himself and people close to the writer in his literary, theatrical and social activities. In Melikhov, music and theater evenings and festivals, festivities and holidays, Christmas trees, theatrical excursions are constantly held.