The museum was created at the house where Azerbaijani poet and playwright Huseyn Javid lived during 1920–1937.

[1] The home museum was created with the aim of perpetuating and promoting the life and activity of the philosopher, playwright Huseyn Javid under the leadership of Heydar Aliyev.

The opening of this museum was considered according to the decree “On 100th Anniversary of Huseyn Javid" by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan on July 21, 1981.

160 dated July 10, 1995, Huseyn Javid's House Museum was created and subordinated to the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences.

[3] More than 600 exhibits, including household items and clothing items, books published by Huseyn Javid, programs and banners of stage works, performances and family photographs, model of the mausoleum of Huseyn Javid in Nakhchivan, painting devoted to poet, and other fine art works, his son Ertughrul Javid's compositions include note manuscripts, books used, paintings, pontoon shafts, letters and other documents were displayed.