The mansion, built in the 1890s by the honorary citizen of Kungur Grigory Ivanovich Yukhnev, was a one-story building with a semi-basement. In 1915, a printing house of A. K. Suslov operated in its basement, as well as the editorial office of the first city newspaper "Kungur Leaf."
After the 1917 revolution, the house was nationalized.

Later, various institutions and organizations were located in the building, including the Kungur Scientific Museum and the clinic of the Russian Red Cross Society. In 1930, the mansion was transferred to housing management No. 6 and was used as residential premises.

In 1952, the Yukhnev mansion came under the jurisdiction of the healthcare system, and in 1953-1954, a second floor was added to it.

Since the end of 2004, a branch of the Kungur Museum has been operating in the building, and since 2006, it has housed the Art Museum.

The painting hall features works by Kungur artists V. V. Zhuravlyov and G. A. Melentyev, as well as canvases transferred from the Perm Art Fund, including works by E. N. Shirokov, A. N. Tumbasov, A. G. Motovilov, and V. F. Maltsev. The exhibition includes paintings depicting old and new Kungur, created by Perm artists L. I. Perevalov, R. B. Ismagilov, R. A. Gabbasov, and others.

The graphic hall showcases lithographs and linocuts by Moscow artists A. I. Samoylovskikh and A. D. Shchekalina, who were born in Kungur in the early 20th century and depicted Kungur landscapes from the mid-20th century.

The exhibition of stone-carving products is displayed in three halls and includes over two hundred sculptures made from decorative stones.

The exhibition of ceramic products also occupies three halls and includes both mass-produced items and author works by renowned masters.

The museum features an exhibition of plaster products, including statues of Soviet people, literary characters, and busts of I. V. Stalin, V. I. Lenin, and S. M. Kirov.