The Shukshin Museum is located 30 km from Biysk, in his native village of Srostki. Founded in 1978, it is a memorial museum-reserve that introduces visitors to the life and work of one of the outstanding writers, directors, and actors of the 20th century.

Museum guests can visit the house where Shukshin spent his childhood, stroll through the streets where he ran as a boy, and climb Mount Pikett, which offers a view of the Katun River valley. This view became the final chord of the film "Pechki-Lavochki" and was celebrated in his works. Today, a monument to Shukshin stands at this site.

The museum in Srostki is interesting not only to fans of Vasily Makarovich's talent but also to those who want to touch upon rural life in the mid-20th century. Part of the exhibits is dedicated to the history of Srostki, an ancient Altai village. The museum recreates the atmosphere of the 40s-70s with whitewashed stoves, embroidered curtains, and geraniums in the windows.

The museum actively engages in scientific work, participating in the study and popularization of Shukshin's creativity. Since 1976, the All-Russian festival "Shukshin Days in Altai" has been held here annually, an important event in the cultural life of the region.

The Shukshin Museum in Srostki opened in 1978, four years after his death. Before that, a school museum already existed in Srostki, and tourists came to the village wishing to visit the homeland of the famous writer. On July 23, 1978, a new museum was opened, which received the status of an All-Russian memorial museum-reserve in 1999.

Today, the museum owns three memorial buildings in different parts of the village:

1. The estate of the writer's mother.
2. The house where the writer spent his childhood.
3. The building of the former school where he studied and worked.

The history of the museum began with the house of Shukshin's mother. In 1989, the former Srostki school became part of the museum, and in 2002, the house where Shukshin spent his childhood and youth.

A significant role in forming the museum collections was played by Shukshin's sister, Natalia Makarovna Zinovieva, who donated items related to her brother. The total number of donors exceeded 600 people, and the collections hold more than 20,000 items. In 2009, the museum was gifted a modern storage facility, becoming the fourth building.

The museum's exhibits are located in three buildings. The Childhood House and the Mother's House contain memorial exhibits, while the former school houses both memorial and literary exhibits.

The house where Shukshin spent his childhood is located in the historical part of the village at 76 Brothers Orekhovy Street. Built in 1908, it has been restored to its original appearance. Here, the exhibit "Distant Winter Evenings" operates, based on Shukshin's literary cycle "From the Childhood Years of Ivan Popov" and the memories of his sister and friends.

The house that gave rise to the museum-reserve is located on Kudelkin Mountain. Shukshin bought it for his mother in 1965. The house has retained its appearance, and trees planted during Shukshin's lifetime grow in the garden. The house features a memorial-domestic exhibit that recreates the atmosphere of the writer's mother's life and his visits.

The former Srostki school, where Shukshin studied and worked, is the center of the museum complex. Literary and memorial exhibits dedicated to Shukshin's life and work and the history of the village are organized there. A special interest is the memorial classroom with furnishings from the 40s-50s.

Opposite the school is a park with 19 wooden sculptures reminiscent of Shukshin's "oddities." They have become one of the village's attractions, drawing tourists.