Maison_de_Victor_Hugo

Maison de Victor Hugo

Maison de Victor Hugo

House of Victor Hugo in Paris, France

Maison de Victor Hugo (English: Victor Hugo's House) is a writer's house museum located where Victor Hugo lived for 16 years between 1832 and 1848.[1] It is one of the 14 City of Paris' Museums that have been incorporated since January 1, 2013 in the public institution Paris Musées.

Maison de Victor Hugo

History

The museum is in the Place des Vosges (3rd and 4th arrondissement of Paris) and dates from 1605 when a lot was granted to Isaac Arnauld in the south-east corner of the square. It was substantially improved by the de Rohans family, who gave the building its current name of Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée. Victor Hugo was 30 when he moved into the house in October 1832 with his wife Adèle.[2] They rented a 280 square metre apartment on the second floor. The mansion was converted into a museum when a large donation was made by Paul Meurice to the city of Paris to buy the house.

Bedroom where Hugo died
Dining Room
Staircases to the second floor

The museum consists of an antechamber leading through the Chinese living room and medieval style dining room to Victor Hugo's bedroom where he died in 1885.

Victor Hugo's House also manages the Hauteville House, in Guernsey, (Channel Islands).

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Information sheet from the Maire de Paris entitled 'Maisons de Victor Hugo'.
  2. [2]
    "Maison de Victor Hugo". parisjetaime.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
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