The I. E. Repin Estate Museum 'Penaty' is located 45 kilometers from St. Petersburg on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. Here, Ilya Repin spent the last 30 years of his life and expressed a desire to be buried.

In 1899, Repin purchased a farm in Kuokkala, now known as Repino. According to his design, a small house was remodeled: a second floor with a spacious, bright studio and several additional rooms were added. The estate was named after the Roman gods of the hearth, 'Penaty', and their images adorned the painted wooden gates created from Repin's drawings. The artist himself planted trees and dug canals to create several small lakes on the property.

Every Wednesday, 'open house days' were held at 'Penaty', when Ilya Repin and his wife received guests. This tradition was introduced by the artist's second wife, Natalia Nordman, so that he could work peacefully at other times. Unexpected visits on non-designated days could cause Repin great irritation. Notable visitors included Sergey Yesenin, Maxim Gorky, composers Alexander Glazunov and Anatoly Lyadov, singer Fyodor Shalyapin, critic Vladimir Stasov, and many artists. Guests often arrived with friends and acquaintances, frequently without an official invitation. The estate became one of the first memorial museums in the country under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Arts.

After the war, 'Penaty' was restored, and now visitors can see Repin's personal belongings, his paintings and drawings, as well as works by his son Yuri and other Russian artists. The museum houses about six hundred works of painting and graphics.

The house has preserved the memorial appearance of the rooms, reflecting the tastes and habits of the owner: the studio, dining room, study, and veranda. Museum visitors can explore the exhibition, watch old film footage of I. E. Repin in his home, and stroll through the memorial park and surroundings that inspired many Russian artists and writers.