It is a research establishment, the state storehouse of the monuments connected with life and creativity of writers, art workers and art of the Kokshetau earth. The museum works in the following directions: – folklore and the pre-revolutionary literature; the modern literature; art; scientific and research department on funds; excursion, mass and educational work. The museum funds store more than 7000 exhibits. Among them you can see life and ethnography subjects, personal things of writers, photos, documents, manuscripts and books with E.Myrzakhmetov, S.Zhunusov, K.Salykov, I.Salakhov, B.Kanapjanov’s autographs, etc.