Literary and Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve in Taganrog - one of the city's attractions. Museum-Reserve was formed in 1981 from Taganrog Museum of Local History and Literature Museum, AP Chekhov. In 1992, he became the regional government cultural institution.

By the early 2000s. the city has developed a large museum association: thirty-seven museums and museum display objects that are associated with the history of Taganrog, as well as to the life and work of the great Russian writer AP Chekhov. The museum-reserve includes literary and historical part. In the literary part include: literary museum AP Chekhov Museum "Chekhov's Shop," a memorial department of "Chekhov's house," the house-museum ID Vasilenko and complex Chekhov memorial sites. The historical part of united: Taganrog Museum of Local History, the Museum "Urban planning and life of the city of Taganrog," as well as the memorial museum of A. Durov. In 2010, on the eve of the 150th anniversary of Chekhov's birth - on the basis of the Museum-Reserve opened the South-Russian Scientific and Cultural Centre, AP Chekhov.

To date, the total area of ​​the museum-reserve of more than 5000 square meters. m. Its funds are more than 280 thousand exhibits. Stock Taganrog collection of literary, historical and architectural museum-reserve in many ways unique and quite varied. Visitors to the museum can learn about the archaeological and historical sites, photos and documents, manuscripts, antique editions, household items and decorative arts, as well as the numismatic collection of precious metal products, and many other interesting museum exhibits.

All items that are associated with the history of this region have historical, artistic and scientific value. In this city lived the Emperor Alexander I, who was born and lived the famous writer Anton Chekhov was born an outstanding actress FG Ranevskaya, lived the writer ID Vasilenko and the famous circus AA Durov. A significant part of the collection of Taganrog Literary and Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve are famous taganrozhtsev personal belongings, documents, photographs, furniture and works that were formed over decades.