Museum of Lesya Ukrainka in the Crimean resort of Yalta - one of four museums in Ukraine, dedicated to the great poet. The museum is located on the street Catherine, 8, in a former manor mansion merchant EF Lishchinskaya.

Lesia Ukrainka (real name Larysa Kosach-Kvitka) in early childhood was painful and problematic child. In 10 years, the future poet was ill very severe form of tuberculosis of the bone, so that doctors recommend parents L.Ukrainki to keep her away from the cold. Therefore, in the winter season Lesya left his home and moved south to their places of origin, she returned in late spring.

In the early 70-ies., On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the poet, in the city of Yalta was founded by the initiative group on creation of museum L. Ukrainka, through which was erected a monument to the writer, a memorial plaque on the house, which in 1897 . she lived, and started collecting artifacts. The persecution of the national intelligentsia, which took place in the 70s. The twentieth century, has stopped work on the museum. In the house, where it was planned to establish a museum, it was opened the exhibition "Museum of the pre-revolutionary progressive Ukrainian and Russian culture." In September 1993, thanks to the initiative of the Yalta City Society "Enlightenment" in Yalta City Executive Committee, it was decided to give the exhibition "Lesya Ukrainka and Crimea" status "Museum of Lesya Ukrainka."

L. Ukrainka was created a cycle of poems "Crimean echo", "Crimean memories" dramatic scene "Iphigenia in Tauris" and the story "Above the sea". A museum dedicated to eminent poet, was opened on the 120th anniversary of her birth in the exposition museum of Lesya Ukrainka are presented: lifetime editions of the writer, pictures of her family and friends, the furniture of the late 19th - early 20th century., Figures of the last quarter of the 19th st. and Ukrainian national costumes.

Today Yalta Lesya Ukrainka Museum - one of the main attractions of the city, visiting which you can find more details about the life of the great writer and her work.