The museum was established at the initiative of the writer G. Krasilnikov's widow, Z. G. Krasilnikova, and the Union of Writers of Udmurtia. It is dedicated to the outstanding Udmurt prose writer of the second half of the 20th century and was opened in October 1989 in honor of the centenary of Udmurt literature. The museum is located in a small apartment of a five-story building built in the early 1950s.

The museum's exhibition highlights the life and work of this unique national writer, focusing on his relationships with the era and the authorities. It features documents of personal correspondence, romantic photographs from his student years, and unique testimonies of his rich inner life. Visitors can be transported to three key geographical points that influenced the writer's fate and feel the atmosphere of the 1950s, the unforgettable 1960s, and the stifling 1970s of the 20th century.

The main areas of the museum's work have become the collection of materials and information on the literary history of the Udmurt people, which is virtually unknown to the general public, as well as cultural and educational activities.