Museum of the Book of Anton Chekhov's "The Island of Sakhalin" in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - is one of the cultural highlights of the city. The name of the famous Russian writer Anton Chekhov and his book "Sakhalin Island" became a symbol of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The museum plays an important role in promoting and preserving the heritage of the writer AP Chekhov on Sakhalin.

The history of the museum began in the 80s. the last century, when, thanks to the influence of the local community and intellectuals the idea of ​​founding a museum of Chekhov's book "Sakhalin Island" received a response from the famous "chehovedov" from all over the Soviet Union. To collect funds special account has been opened and created a public fund. The basis of the museum's collection was taken collection of a private collector and local historian G. Miromanova. This collection of local history collected throughout the country. There have also been acquired personal belongings of Anton Chekhov, furniture and everyday life, which belonged to the family of the writer, as well as artwork SS and SM Czechs and a huge number of other subjects, subsequently formed the basis of the museum fund.

The grand opening of the museum of the book by Chekhov "Sakhalin Island" in a small two-story house on the street of the Kuril held in September 1995. To date, the museum has the largest collection of editions of "Sakhalin Island".

In February 2013 the museum was given a new room, which is the only high-tech museum building, built in the Far East. On an area of ​​about 2 square meters housed: spacious storage facility, two halls - and kinolektsionny exhibition, restoration workshop.

The main place in a museum devoted to, of course, the book "Sakhalin Island". Visitors can learn in detail about the writer's life, his aspirations, creative way and Sakhalin journey.