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Heritage Library
The Maison de Victor Hugo is also a “house of reading and study”, echoing Victor Hugo's call for more such “houses” in a speech to the National Assembly on 11 November 1848. He wanted to provide libraries for adults and children all over France. The library was originally installed within the rooms...
Book Your Visit
Due to its island location, Hauteville House is open six months of the year, from Avril to September (in 2025, opening from May). As the rooms are not large and for the safety of visitors, the number of places in the house is limited (daily capacity 110 to 170 people). Advanced online booking is...
Visiting Hauteville House Today
Overlooking St. Peter Port, Hauteville House was home to Victor Hugo and his family for nearly 15 years during his exile, from 1856 to 1870. These decisive years greatly helped mould Victor Hugo's political persona and strengthen the image of the proactive, republican writer, who was a fierce...
Garden
Victor Hugo envisioned a wild garden. The Feuillantines of his childhood inspired him to create the garden at Hauteville House, which itself resembles the garden in the rue Plumet in Les Misérables
The Museum's Collections
A writer's house but above all a museum, the Maison de Victor Hugo hold more than 50,000 works of art. In Paris, there are paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, photographs, objects, and even an entire library, as well as a collection of manuscripts and archives, all bearing witness to the life...