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20 musees.paris.fr Red living room. Outside view, Place des Vosges. Louis Boulanger, Adèle Hugo’s portait, 1839. 16 15 14 14 David d’Angers, Victor Hugo’s bust, 1838. Pokerwork wood panel - Chinese drawing room. Red living room. Chinese living room. 20 19 18 17 Juliette Drouet, he became a Fellow of the French Academy, a pair de France (member of the French Peerage) and was a member of the Legislative Assembly, he also lost his daughter Léopoldine who tragically drowned in Villequier at 19 years of age, seven months after her marriage. The birth of a museum 1902, the year marking one hundred years since Victor Hugo’s birth, is also the year that the museum was founded following a large donation made to the City of Paris by Paul Meurice, a long-standing friend of the poet’s. From the antechamber, which brings back memories of his youth, to the bedchamber where he died (Avenue Victor Hugo), including a trip through the red chamber, the Chinese chamber and the medieval-style dining room he designed in Guernesey for Juliette Drouet, the visit to the apartments follows three major stages which, according to him, punctuated his life: Before exile, During exile, After exile. The first floor is reserved for temporary collections and for the display of collections: written and graphical works by Victor Hugo, illustrations of his works by other artists of the 19 th and 20 th centuries. Charles Hugo, Victor Hugo in 1853. 21 Unexpected collections Presented alternately with temporary exhibitions, the collections of Victor Hugo’s House are not limited solely to the works of the apartments. The poet’s drawings and drawings which illustrate his works, paintings, old and contemporary photographs, books and manuscripts, documentary collections and family objects all come together to make an exceptionally rich heritage. The acquisition process for the collections is a reflection of the extraordinary diversity of Hugo’s work and is not only a sign of vitality for the museum but also a guarantee of the loyalty to its purpose which was highlighted in 2007 with the one-off slogan “Ten years of acquisitions”. Exhibitions over time… Each year, the poet’s work is showcased through exhibitions organised in cooperation with many prestigious lenders such as the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, the Rodin museum, and with major institutions abroad. The genius of Victor Hugo can be seen in various fields: photography “En collaboration avec le soleil”, “Dans l’intimité de Victor Hugo”, his graphical works with “Du chaos dans le pinceau”, “L’esprit de la lettre”; through more biographical exhibitions such as “Hugo vu par Rodin”, “Juliette Drouet ”, or through exhibitions focusing on his written works, such as Les Misérables, un roman inconnu”. 19 15 16 21 24 22 17 The City of Paris has kept the two houses where Victor Hugo lived the longest. The Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée, Place des Vosges in Paris, where he rented a 280 sq. m apartment for sixteen years (from 1832 to 1848) and Hauteville House, in Guernesey where he lived in exile for fourteen years (from 1856 to 1870). Hugo House Museum The Hôtel de Rohan Guéménée, Place des Vosges Victor Hugo was thirty years old when he moved into the 2 nd floor of the Hôtel de Rohan–Guéménée with his wife Adèle Foucher and their four children: Léopoldine, Charles, François–Victor and Adèle. By this time, he had already written the play “Bataille d’Hernani” and enjoyed widespread success with his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. A living and writing place In the function rooms overlooking the former Place Royale (today Place des Vosges), he received visits from Gautier, Vigny, Lamartine, Sainte-Beuve, Dumas, Mérimée, the Devéria brothers, Nanteuil, David d’Angers, amongst others. There, he wrote some of his major works: Marie-Tudor, Ruy Blas, The Burgraves, Les Chants du crépuscule, Les Voix intérieures, Les Rayons et les Ombres, a large part of Les Misérables, the beginning of La Légende des Siècles and Contemplations. Over this period, he met Victor Hugo’s house during his exile Hauteville House In 1851, Hugo left for exile. After spending a few months in Brussels and three years in Jersey, he settled in 1855, in Guernsey, where, thanks to the success of Contemplations, he purchased Hauteville House, a large white house with a garden overlooking the sea. An enthusiast of second-hand markets and gifted with a boundless imagination, Victor Hugo spent many a month on the interior fitting out and decoration, giving the unique house a feel of inner force and mystery. It is there that he wrote some of his masterpieces: La Légende des Siècles, Les Misérables, Toilers of the Sea, The Man who Laughs, etc. He returned to France in 1870, making some trips to Hauteville House in subsequent years. In March 1927, the centenary year of the Romantic movement, Hugo’s descendants donated the house to the City of Paris. Hauteville House has been preserved exactly as it was. It bears witness to Hugo’s abundant creativity. Earthenware in a corridor, Delft tiles in the dining room, a jumble of styles, from the Baroque red chamber to the oriental blue chamber, from the oak gallery to the library landing and the famous little “Crystal Palace” Looks-out, where he wrote, standing up, facing the sea. In 2002, to mark the bicentenary of the writer’s birth, the garden was opened to the public. Victor Hugo’s looks-out. The serpent fountain in the garden. Garibaldi’s chamber. Léon Bonnat, Victor Hugo’s portrait, 1879. 25 24 23 22 23 25 Mairie de Paris / Direction des affaires culurelles / Conception : COMMUNIC’ART / Graphisme : fouinzanardi.com / Impression : FABREGUE–novembre 2009 Admission to the permanent collections is free 18 DEP VH EXE 2009-2BAT 30/10/09 18:04 Page 1

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Page 1: Unexpected collections Victor Hugo’s house during his exile · Victor Hugo’s bust, 1838. Pokerwork wood panel - Chinese drawing room. Red living room. 20 Chinese living room

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musees.paris.fr

Red living room.

Outside view, Place

des Vosges.

Louis Boulanger,

Adèle Hugo’s portait,

1839.

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David d’Angers,

Victor Hugo’s bust, 1838.

Pokerwork wood

panel - Chinese drawing

room. Red living room.

Chinese living room. 20

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Juliette Drouet, he became a Fellow of the

French Academy, a pair de France (member

of the French Peerage) and was a member of the

Legislative Assembly, he also lost his daughter

Léopoldine who tragically drowned in Villequier

at 19 years of age, seven months after

her marriage.

The birth of a museum1902, the year marking one hundred years since

Victor Hugo’s birth, is also the year that the

museum was founded following a large

donation made to the City of Paris by Paul

Meurice, a long-standing friend of the poet’s.

From the antechamber, which brings back

memories of his youth, to the bedchamber

where he died (Avenue Victor Hugo), including

a trip through the red chamber, the Chinese

chamber and the medieval-style dining room

he designed in Guernesey for Juliette Drouet,

the visit to the apartments follows three major

stages which, according to him, punctuated

his life: Before exile, During exile, After exile.

The first floor is reserved for temporary

collections and for the display of collections:

written and graphical works by Victor Hugo,

illustrations of his works by other artists of the

19th and 20th centuries.

Charles Hugo,

Victor Hugo in 1853.

21

Unexpected collectionsPresented alternately with temporary

exhibitions, the collections of Victor Hugo’s

House are not limited solely to the works of the

apartments. The poet’s drawings and drawings

which illustrate his works, paintings, old and

contemporary photographs, books and

manuscripts, documentary collections and

family objects all come together to make an

exceptionally rich heritage.

The acquisition process for the collections is a

reflection of the extraordinary diversity of Hugo’s

work and is not only a sign of vitality for

the museum but also a guarantee of the loyalty

to its purpose which was highlighted in 2007 with

the one-off slogan “Ten years of acquisitions”.

Exhibitions over time… Each year, the poet’s work is showcased through

exhibitions organised in cooperation with many

prestigious lenders such as the Louvre, the

Musée d’Orsay, the Rodin museum, and with

major institutions abroad.

The genius of Victor Hugo can be seen in various

fields: photography “En collaboration avec

le soleil”, “Dans l’intimité de Victor Hugo”,

his graphical works with “Du chaos dans

le pinceau”, “L’esprit de la lettre”; through more

biographical exhibitions such as “Hugo vu par

Rodin”, “Juliette Drouet ”, or through exhibitions

focusing on his written works, such as

“Les Misérables, un roman inconnu”.

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The City of Paris has kept the two houses where

Victor Hugo lived the longest. The Hôtel

de Rohan-Guéménée, Place des Vosges in Paris,

where he rented a 280 sq. m apartment for

sixteen years (from 1832 to 1848) and Hauteville

House, in Guernesey where he lived in exile for

fourteen years (from 1856 to 1870).

Hugo House Museum

The Hôtel de RohanGuéménée, Place des VosgesVictor Hugo was thirty years old when he moved

into the 2nd floor of the Hôtel de Rohan–Guéménée

with his wife Adèle Foucher and their four

children: Léopoldine, Charles, François–Victor

and Adèle. By this time, he had already

written the play “Bataille d’Hernani” and

enjoyed widespread success with his novel

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

A living and writing placeIn the function rooms overlooking the former

Place Royale (today Place des Vosges), he

received visits from Gautier, Vigny, Lamartine,

Sainte-Beuve, Dumas, Mérimée, the Devéria

brothers, Nanteuil, David d’Angers, amongst

others. There, he wrote some of his major works:

Marie-Tudor, Ruy Blas, The Burgraves, Les Chants

du crépuscule, Les Voix intérieures, Les Rayons

et les Ombres, a large part of Les Misérables,

the beginning of La Légende des Siècles and

Contemplations. Over this period, he met

Victor Hugo’s houseduring his exileHauteville HouseIn 1851, Hugo left for exile. After spending a few

months in Brussels and three years in Jersey,

he settled in 1855, in Guernsey, where, thanks to

the success of Contemplations, he purchased

Hauteville House, a large white house with

a garden overlooking the sea. An enthusiast

of second-hand markets and gifted with a

boundless imagination, Victor Hugo spent many

a month on the interior fitting out and

decoration, giving the unique house a feel

of inner force and mystery.

It is there that he wrote some of his masterpieces:

La Légende des Siècles, Les Misérables, Toilers

of the Sea, The Man who Laughs, etc. He returned

to France in 1870, making some trips to Hauteville

House in subsequent years. In March 1927,

the centenary year of the Romantic movement,

Hugo’s descendants donated the house

to the City of Paris. Hauteville House has been

preserved exactly as it was. It bears witness

to Hugo’s abundant creativity.

Earthenware in a corridor, Delft tiles in the dining

room, a jumble of styles, from the Baroque red

chamber to the oriental blue chamber, from the

oak gallery to the library landing and the famous

little “Crystal Palace” Looks-out, where he wrote,

standing up, facing the sea. In 2002, to mark

the bicentenary of the writer’s birth, the garden

was opened to the public.

Victor Hugo’s

looks-out.

The serpent fountain

in the garden.

Garibaldi’s chamber.

Léon Bonnat, Victor

Hugo’s portrait, 1879.

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Salon rouge au

bouquet. Entrée

Place des Vosges.

L’antichambre,

Maison de Victor Hugo.

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La naissance d’un musée1902, année du centenaire de la naissance

de Victor Hugo, marque la fondation du musée

à la suite de l’importante donation faite à la Ville

de Paris par Paul Meurice. De l’antichambre, qui

évoque sa jeunesse, jusqu’à la chambre à coucher

où il meurt, en passant par le salon rouge,

le salon chinois, la salle à manger d’inspiration

médiévale qu’il conçoit à Guernesey pour Juliette

Drouet, et le salon du retour d’exil, la visite

de l’appartement suit les trois grandes étapes qui,

selon lui, articulaient sa vie : Avant l’exil, Pendant

l’exil, Depuis l’exil. Le premier étage est réservé aux

expositions temporaires et aux accrochages

des collections permanentes consacrées à l’œuvre

littéraire et graphique de Victor Hugo ainsi qu’ aux

illustrations d’artistes des XIXe et XXe siècles.

Des collectionsinattendues Présentées en alternance avec les expositions

temporaires, les collections de la Maison

de Victor Hugo ne se limitent pas aux œuvres

présentées dans l’appartement. Dessins du poète

et dessins d’illustration de ses œuvres, peintures,

photographies anciennes et contemporaines,

livres et manuscrits, fonds documentaire et objets

familiaux constituent un patrimoine d’une

exceptionnelle richesse.

Reflet de l’extraordinaire diversité de l’œuvre

de Hugo, l’enrichissement régulier des collections

est non seulement un signe de vitalité du musée,

Auguste Rodin,

Buste de Victor Hugo

en bronze, 1903.

Charles Hugo, Victor

Hugo dans le rocher

des proscrits, 1853

(Album des proscrits).

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mais aussi un gage de fidélité à son objet que

soulignait en 2007 l’accrochage exceptionnel

« Dix ans d’acquisitions ».

Au rythme des expositions Chaque année, des expositions mettent

en valeur l’œuvre du poète en collaboration avec

de nombreuses et prestigieuses institutions

françaises et étrangères comme Le Louvre,

le Musée d’Orsay, le musée Rodin,

la Bibliothèque nationale de France, le Musée

National d’Art Moderne et avec de grandes

galeries et collections particulières.

Depuis une dizaine d’années, le musée s’attache

à révéler les multiples facettes du talent de

l’écrivain : la photographie « En collaboration

avec le soleil », « Dans l’intimité de Victor Hugo »,

« Le Photographe photographié », l’ œuvre

graphique « Du chaos dans le pinceau »,

« Aubes - rêveries au bord de Victor Hugo »,

« Cet immense rêve de l’océan »

ou « L’esprit de la lettre » ; sans oublier

de grandes rencontres « Hugo vu par Rodin »,

« Juliette Drouet - Mon âme à ton cœur s’est

donnée », sur l’œuvre littéraire « Voir des étoiles »,

« Le théâtre de Victor Hugo mis en scène »,

ou « Les Misérables, un roman inconnu ».

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MAISON DE VICTOR HUGO6, place des Vosges 75 004 ParisT+33 (0)1 42 72 10 [email protected] www.musee-hugo.paris.fr

Métro/Bastille,Saint-Paul ouChemin-Vert.Bus/20, 29, 65, 69 et 96

Velib/27 boulevardBeaumarchais, 26 rue Saint Gilles

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HORAIRESOuverture du mardiau dimanche de 10h à 18h.Fermeture lundi etjours fériés.Bibliothèque surrendez-vousuniquement.

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Public à mobilitéréduite.Stationnementréservé devant lemusée et ascenseur.Boucle magnétique,visites en LSF.Parcours tactiles et documentation en braille.

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Accesibles a laspersonas conmovilidad reducida.Estacionamientoreservado delante delmuseo y ascensor.Bucle magnético,visitas en Lengua deSignos Francesa.Recorridos táctiles y documentación en braille.

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OPENING TIMESOpen Tuesday toSunday from 10am to6pm. Closed onMondays and bankholidays. Library byappointment only.

ENTRY FEESPermanentcollections: free of charge.Temporaryexhibitionsvariable dependingon the exhibitionGroup bookings(maximum 20 people)Audio guide,individual visits,conferences,educationalactivities.

Accessible fordisabled visitors.Disabled parking infront of the museumand lift.Magnetic loops, visitsin sign language.Touch tours andinformation in brail.

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Station Velib

La Ville de Paris conserve les deux maisons

où Victor Hugo vécut le plus longtemps.

L’Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée, place des Vosges

à Paris, où il loua un appartement de 280 m2

pendant seize ans (de 1832 à 1848) et

Hauteville House, maison acquise à Guernesey

où il vécut quatorze ans de son exil.

Une maison - musée

Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée,Place des VosgesVictor Hugo a trente ans quand il s’installe au

2e étage de l’Hôtel de Rohan–Guéménée avec sa

femme Adèle Foucher et leurs quatre enfants :

Léopoldine, Charles, François–Victor et Adèle.

Il a déjà connu la « bataille » d’Hernani et le succès

du roman Notre-Dame de Paris.

Un lieu de vie et d’écritureDans les salons donnant sur l’ancienne place

Royale, il reçoit Gautier, Vigny, Lamartine,

Sainte-Beuve, Dumas, Mérimée, les Devéria,

Nanteuil, David d’Angers… Il y écrit quelques-unes

de ses œuvres majeures : Marie-Tudor, Ruy Blas,

Les Chants du crépuscule, Les Voix intérieures,

Les Rayons et les Ombres, une grande partie

des Misérables, le début de La Légende des Siècles

et des Contemplations. Au cours de cette période,

il rencontre Juliette Drouet, il devient académicien,

pair de France et député, et perd sa fille Léopoldine

qui se noie tragiquement à Villequier à l’âge de

19 ans, sept mois après son mariage.

La maison d’exil de Victor Hugo Hauteville HouseEn 1851, suite au coup d’Etat de Louis Bonaparte,

Hugo part en exil. Après quelques mois

à Bruxelles et 3 ans à Jersey, il s’installe en 1855,

à Guernesey, où il achète, grâce au succès des

Contemplations, une grande maison blanche

avec jardin, surplombant l’océan : Hauteville

House. Passionné de brocante et doué d’une

imagination débordante, Victor Hugo orchestre

pendant de longs mois d’importants travaux

d’aménagement intérieur qui confèrent à ce lieu

unique force et mystère.

C’est là qu’il signe quelques-uns de ses chefs-

d’œuvre : La Légende des Siècles, Les Misérables,

William Shakespeare, Les Chansons des rues

et des bois, Les Travailleurs de la mer, L’Homme

qui rit… Après son retour en France en 1870,

il y refait ensuite quelques séjours. En mars

1927, les descendants du poète font don de

la maison à la Ville de Paris. Conservée dans

son intégrité, Hauteville House témoigne de

la foisonnante créativité de l’artiste. Faïences

dans un couloir, carreaux de Delft dans la salle

à manger, tous les styles se côtoient, du salon

rouge baroque au salon bleu oriental,

de la galerie de chêne au palier bibliothèque

jusqu’au fameux Looks-out, petit « Cristal

Palace » où il écrit, face à l’océan. En 2002, lors

du bicentenaire de la naissance de l’écrivain,

le jardin s’est ouvert au public.

Vue extérieure.

La bibliothèque.

Le salon rouge.

Le looks-out ou

cabinet de travail

de Victor Hugo.

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HAUTEVILLEHOUSE38 HautevilleSaint-Pierre-Port GY11DG, Guernesey, Iles Anglo-NormandesT + 44(0)1481 721 [email protected]@paris.frwww.musee-hugo.paris.fr

accepted is the PoundSterling. (Euros andcredit/debit cards arenot accepted).

INFORMACIONES PRACTICAS

HORARIOSAbierto de abril aseptiembre, todos los días exceptodomingos y díasfestivos.De 12h a 16h en abril.De 10h a 16h de mayoa septiembre.

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INFORMATIONSPRATIQUES

HORAIRESOuvert d’avril àseptembre, tous lesjours sauf dimancheet jours fériés.De 12h à 16h en avrilDe 10h à 16h de mai à septembre.

TARIFSVisites guidéesuniquement. Groupes sur réservation.Seule la Livre Sterlingest acceptée. (Euros et cartesbancaires ne sont pas acceptés).

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONS

OPENING TIMESOpen from April toSeptember, every dayexcept Sundays andbank holidays.From 12pm to 4pm in April.From 10am to 4pmfrom May to September.

ENTRY FEESGuided visits only.Groups bookings.The only currency

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François-Victor, 1836.

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d’heures La chambre

à coucher de Victor Hugo.

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Crédits photographiques : 1 / 6 / Christophe Fouin / Mairiede Paris. 2 / 15 / © Didier Messina. 3 / Degraces et Joffre / Maison deVictor Hugo / Roger-Viollet. 4 / 7 /8 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 23 / 24 / Maison de Victor Hugo / Roger-Viollet. 5 / Trocaz / Maisonde Victor Hugo / Roger-Viollet. 9 / 25 / Ladet / Maison de Victor Hugo / Roger-Viollet .14 / Joël Laitier / Maison de Victor Hugo / Roger-Viollet19 / 20/ © Sylvain Sonnet.21 / © Charles Hugo / Maison de Victor Hugo / Roger-Viollet22 / Olivier Mériel / Maison de Victor Hugo / Roger-ViolletCouverture / © Didier Messina.

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