The K. S. Petrov-Vodkin Art and Memorial Museum was opened in 1997 and is comfortably located at the intersection of V. Lenin and M. Gorky streets in Khvalynsk. This house, a unique architectural monument, was built by a Khvalynsk blacksmith in 1896 and purchased by the artist in 1905. The wooden one-story house, located on the outskirts of Khvalynsk, is adorned with Art Nouveau windows and carvings characteristic of ancient times. The walls of the house are made of unique chalk pine, which is found only in Khvalynsk. Nearby are the banks of the Volga and a cargo dock, surrounded by dense willows. The house belonged to the artist's family until 1943. The property includes sheds, a summer kitchen, a bathhouse, and a small garden. Although Petrov-Vodkin himself lived here very little, since 1988, when the museum opened, its interior has been recreated as if the artist spent part of his life here. Notable figures such as P. V. Miturich and V. V. Suslov have visited.

In Khvalynsk, his "dear homeland," K. S. Petrov-Vodkin found the foundation on which he built his life and creativity. He recalled how he observed the changing seasons, contemplated people and animals, and established his values and sympathies. It was here that he learned to love the land and its natural phenomena. He referred to these days as his "coziness," emphasizing their significance in his development.

After graduating from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in 1905, with money earned from the majolica panel "Madonna and Child," Petrov-Vodkin bought a house for his parents in the southern part of Khvalynsk. The house, built in 1896, attracted his attention with its numerous windows and magnificent view of the Volga and surroundings. There were no blind walls in the house, and eight rooms were heated by two stoves. Decorative carvings gave the house a distinctiveness, making it a unique monument of wooden architecture in the Volga region.

K. S. Petrov-Vodkin brought his wife here from Paris and hosted artists and composers such as V. E. Borisov-Musatov and D. D. Shostakovich. From 1909 to 1916, he came to Khvalynsk every summer and worked on works that became part of the golden fund of Russian art.

In the mother's bedroom, the interior of the years when Anna Panteleevna awaited her son's arrival is recreated. An old sewing machine and a spinning wheel symbolize her past. Anna Panteleevna was proud of her son but was jealous of his wife. Petrov-Vodkin rarely saw his mother, as he lived abroad or in Petrograd.

The setting in the mother's room is recreated with a reproduction of her son's painting. Early works by Petrov-Vodkin, painted in Khvalynsk, hang on the walls. The artist's father, shoemaker Sergey Petrov-Vodkin, never lived in this house, but his workplace has been recreated in the museum. There is a joke about how he recognized his boots by their creak.

The house has a long narrow room resembling an office, where reproductions hang, including "The Bathing of the Red Horse." Petrov-Vodkin, at the age of 34, wanted to prove his mastery by creating this painting. Later, he headed the Academy of Arts, where he compelled everyone to paint in his style.

The artist's wife, Mara, rarely visited the house, but the brightest hall, which served as a workshop in summer and transformed into a garden with exotic plants in winter, is dedicated to her. The dining room contains the original sideboard and table at which Anna Panteleevna wrote letters to her son. The kitchen retains a Russian stove and a samovar, a participant in family tea gatherings.

K. S. Petrov-Vodkin did not miss the opportunity to spend summers in his homeland, but during the revolutionary years and the Civil War, he did not come to Khvalynsk. He last visited his native places in 1932. The artist's mother died in this house in 1941. During the war, the evacuated wife and daughter of the artist lived here, and they sold the house in 1943. After changing many owners, the house was acquired by the city in 1990 to create a museum. After restoration, the museum opened on November 4, 1995, the eve of the artist's birthday.