Dostoevsky Museum, Literary memorial museum on Kuznechny Lane, Saint Petersburg, Russia
The F. M. Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum occupies apartment 5/2 at Kuznechny Lane 5, on the corner with Dostoyevsky Street. Its memorial section recreates seven rooms, including the study where Dostoyevsky died in 1881; the study follows a photograph taken by Voldemar Taube that year. Across the hall, the literary exhibition, opened on 9 February 2009, is the museum's third.
The building at Kuznechny Lane 5/2 is an early 19th-century tenement house by architect S. Ponomaryov, partly rebuilt in 1882 by Vasily von Witt. Dostoevsky lodged here briefly in 1846, then returned on 5 October 1878 and died in his study on 28 January 1881. A memorial plaque appeared in 1956; the museum opened on 11 November 1971, the writer's 150th birthday.
The museum's name, Literary Memorial, marks its two halves: the reconstructed apartment and a literary exhibition that has been changed three times, most recently on 9 February 2009. Every November it hosts the international conference Dostoyevsky and World Culture, and its library holds about 24,000 volumes.
The museum occupies the corner building at Kuznechny Lane 5/2, at its junction with Dostoevsky Street. The memorial apartment and the literary exhibition face each other across the landing, so allow time for both. The museum also runs a theatre and hosts a scholarly conference every November.
The room arrangement follows precise details from the memoirs of Anna Dostoyevskaya, the writer's wife, showing the authentic layout of his final residence. This careful reconstruction allows visitors to understand the exact daily life of the writer.
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