Description of the attraction
House-Museum of D. N. Mamina-Sibiryaka is one of the cultural attractions of the city. The museum is dedicated to the memory of the famous writer D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak, whose life and work are directly connected with Yekaterinburg and the Urals.
The building where the museum is located was erected in the 1840-1860s. and bought by the writer D. Mamin-Sibiryak in 1885 with a fee he received for the novel "Privalov Millions". The whole family of the writer lived here: his mother, sister and brother. Dmitry himself lived in the house of his wife, M. Alekseeva, but he visited his family every day.
In 1891 the writer moved to St. Petersburg, and his family members continued to live in the house. At the end of 1891, with the consent of D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak's house was rebuilt. The house was slightly expanded, a brick extension with an entrance hall and a room for Dmitry Narkisovich's brother, Nikolai, appeared on the right, while the cold hallway on the left side turned into a cozy dining room. In 1903, the writer came to Yekaterinburg, and saw his house already rebuilt.
After the death of D. Mamin-Sibiryak, the house passed into the possession of his own daughter Elena. Elena lived a short life. Shortly before her death, she made a will, according to which the house after the death of close relatives passed to the city.
In 1926, the commission for perpetuating the memory of the writer D. Mamin-Sibiryak proposed to create a museum in this house. The work on the decoration of the museum began in 1940. Because of the hostilities, the opening of the museum took place only in 1946. the house has been thoroughly renovated. A little later, an extension was made to the building for an exhibition hall, initially a depository, and then a scientific library.
Expositions about the life of D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak are located in eight rooms of the house. There are photographs, personal belongings and books published during his lifetime, as well as personal belongings of his relatives, furniture, letters, manuscripts, books, portraits of Russian publishers and writers.
