One of the main cultural attractions of the city of Krasnoyarsk is the Literature Museum named VPAstafiev. The museum is housed in an old mansion, which formerly belonged to the local burghers FG Zuckerman. The author of the project of the mansion became a provincial architect VA Sokolovsky. It was one of the best houses in the city in 1894, he lived here L. Telyakovsky - Governor of the Yenisei province. After the revolution F. Zuckerman and his family emigrated, after which the building was nationalized. Initially, the building housed one of the first municipalities in the city of Krasnoyarsk, after - Pilot hostel and then became an ordinary house dwelling house. At the present time - a monument of wooden architecture of the XIX century.

The idea of ​​creating a literary museum first appeared in 1946, immediately after the city was opened a branch of the Writers' Union. The initiator of the museum foundation was made VP Astafjevs, whose name and as a result was named the museum.

In June 1997, after a long restoration of the building, the grand opening of a literary museum. In the museum you can see a book about Siberia Siberian beautiful works of authors, autographs, rare manuscripts, publications, magazines, publications of writers of this region.

The museum's music room and the library, which holds the archives and books known Siberian writers such as V. Astafieva, Ustinovich N., T. Cherkasova, S. Sartakova, I. Panteleev, Mamin, Z. Yakhnin, IA Rozhdestvensky, M. Perevozchikova and many others.

The Literary Museum of already long-standing tradition is celebrated annually on a grand holiday - Thanksgiving Siberia. On this day in the museum organizes various educational and informative programs "Gorenka," "College" and so on. In addition, here is one of the points of the so-called museum quest "The Gates of History", which is designed for children from 7 to 12 years.