Maison de Victor Hugo

About

The House of Victor Hugo (French pronunciation: [m Victor Hugo's House) is a writer's house museum located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, where Victor Hugo lives for 16 years between 1832 and 1848. It is one of the fourteen City of Paris museums which have been incorporated since January 1, 2013 in the public institution Paris Museums.

History: The museum is on the Place des Vosges (3rd and 4th arrondissement of Paris) and dates from 1605 when a lot was awarded to Isaac Arnauld in the south corner of the square. It was substantially improved by the Rohan family, who gave the building its current name of Hotel de Rohan-Guéménée. Victor Hugo was 30 when he moved into the house in October 1832 with his wife Adèle. They received 280 square meters 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.

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).