Musée Européen Ivan Tourguéniev
Musée Européen Ivan Tourguéniev is a literary museum in Bougival dedicated to the Russian author's life and creative output. The building displays personal belongings, manuscripts, and period furnishings that document his working space and intellectual environment.
The author settled in Bougival during the mid-19th century and chose this place as a retreat for his creative work. The house was later converted into a museum to preserve his literary legacy and influence on European writing.
The museum is named after the Russian writer who spent much of his life in this location and shaped its cultural identity. The rooms reveal how a 19th-century author organized his daily life and creative work within these walls.
The museum is easily accessible from Paris and sits in a quiet suburb along the Seine river. Visitors interested in literature should allow time to read the explanatory materials and examine the displayed objects carefully.
The museum preserves the writer's personal library containing rare editions and handwritten notes that reveal his reading habits and intellectual interests. This collection provides insight into which works inspired him and how he recorded his thoughts.
Location: Bougival
Address: 16 Rue Yvan Tourgueneff, 78380 Bougival
Phone: +33139182230
Website: https://tourisme-bougival.com/rubrique/visiter-bougival/musee-et-maisons-remarquables
GPS coordinates: 48.86607,2.14702
Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:07
France preserves the homes of its greatest writers, transformed today into literary museums. From Balzac's house in Paris, where the author of 'The Human Comedy' wrote his novels while drinking countless coffees, to Nohant Castle in Berry where George Sand met Chopin and Flaubert, these places tell the story of French literary creation. You can also visit Montaigne's tower in Périgord, where the philosopher wrote his Essays surrounded by his library, or the Château Monte-Cristo built by Alexandre Dumas after the success of his adventure novels. These houses offer direct access to the worlds of the authors who lived there. The priory of Saint-Cosme near Tours preserves the memory of Ronsard, a Renaissance poet, while the house of Aunt Léonie in Illiers-Combray takes visitors back to Marcel Proust’s childhood. In Normandy, Maurice Leblanc’s residence in Étretat celebrates Arsène Lupin’s universe, and in the Basque Country, the Arnaga villa showcases Edmond Rostand’s regional architecture, author of 'Cyrano de Bergerac.' Each visit helps understand how these writers lived, worked, and drew inspiration from their daily environments.
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