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Practical information about the library
The library is open to researchers by appointment and open to the general public for specific events.
Decors Created by Victor Hugo
The third type of art created by Victor Hugo was interior design. This is the least-known aspect of his creative genius and the museum is uniquely positioned to showcase it. Victor Hugo entirely refurbished Hauteville House on Guernsey. Today, the whole house remains the work of art that Charles...
The apartment in the days of Victor Hugo
The apartment on the Place des Vosges, which was re-let after the Hugo family’s departure, and later converted into classrooms, has undergone many changes. The layout of the rooms has been altered, and most of the furniture was sold off in separate lots in 1852 as the family departed into exile...
History of the Museum
Discover the private world of Victor Hugo. Get to know the man, the visionary artist, the proactive thinker and, of course, the writer of genius.
Hugobjects and mementos
Victor Hugo was so famous and popular that an unprecedented number of objects of all kinds were made in his image from the 1870s to the 1890s. But these mementos were also created in the privacy of the home, with souvenirs and relics of the poet's life and his family, especially Léopoldine. These...
Illustrations
Many of Victor Hugo’s characters have taken shape in our imagination through the images created by illustrators who contributed to the 19th-century popularity of illustrated publications. But the poet's writing also inspired painters and sculptors very early on. Thus the iconography of his literary...
Visit Hauteville House in the days of Victor Hugo
Charles Hugo published his book, “Chez Victor Hugo par un passant” [At Victor Hugo’s House, by a Passer-by] in 1864. In it, he recalled Hauteville House the way it was when his father had just refurbished it. He takes you on a tour of the house, in the company of the photographer Edmond Bacot: “The...
Books, manuscripts and archives
From the outset, Paul Meurice installed a library within the museum where visitors could read the works of Victor Hugo. However, it was understood that the manuscripts were to go to the Bibliothèque Nationale [French National Library] in accordance with the writer's will. After the Second World War...
Photographs
During their years of exile on Jersey (1852 - 1855), photography became a family affair. Hugo paid very close attention to this fledgling art form. He understood that it could be used as a political tool to broadcast his image as an exile in France. He also saw its potential for publishing. So his...
Visit the apartment today
The apartment that Victor Hugo rented from 1832 to 1848 is located on the 2nd floor of 6, Place Royale (now Place des Vosges). Its layout takes you through his life by means of the furniture, objects and works of art that he created himself, owned, or are related to his writing.