The museum is located in the former house of Vasyl Yakibyuk, in which Ivan Franko often stayed from 1906 to 1914. In Kryvorivna, Ivan Franko not only rested, but also worked. Here he wrote the short story "The Great Noise", the poem "Teren u noza", the autobiographical story "In the forge", the story "How Yura Shikmanyuk shaved Cheremosh", the poetry "In a sleepless night" and many others. The writer also made a number of translations, recorded folklore.