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Maison de Balzac

Passy

Step through the green shutters of Balzac's last Parisian home, where the novelist hid from creditors and wrote much of La Comédie Humaine. The 650 m² secret garden offers a rare Eiffel Tower view, and entry to the permanent collections is gloriously free.

Literary museum
Secret garden
Free entry
Eiffel Tower views

Tips

🌿"Le secret le mieux gardé du 16e" (Do It In Paris)
🚪Balzac used a secret door to escape creditors
☕Rose Bakery serves scones in the garden

Maison de Balzac

47 Rue Raynouard, 75016 Paris, France

+33 1 55 74 41 80

Free

maisondebalzac.paris.fr

Upcoming at Maison de Balzac

Saturday, Jun 13
Week-end en famille à la Maison Balzac

Week-end en famille à la Maison Balzac

June 13

Step into Balzac's world at this free family weekend where kids craft stories in a writing workshop inspired by the novelist's imagination. Between activities, explore the museum's peaceful garden, a hidden pocket of calm in Passy.

WEEK-END EN FAMILLE ATELIER D'ECRITURE : PORTRAITS A FOISON

WEEK-END EN FAMILLE ATELIER D'ECRITURE : PORTRAITS A FOISON

June 13 at 3pm

Step into Balzac's house and let his vivid writing inspire your own. In this family workshop, kids and adults team up to capture portraits of rooms, friends, and family through words alone.

Sunday, Jun 14
WEEK-END EN FAMILLE AVEC LE CONSERVATOIRE A RAYONNEMENT REGIONAL DE PARIS - IDA RUBINSTEIN

WEEK-END EN FAMILLE AVEC LE CONSERVATOIRE A RAYONNEMENT REGIONAL DE PARIS - IDA RUBINSTEIN

June 14 at 3pm

Wander through Balzac's rooms and garden while wind quintets from Paris's top conservatory fill the air. Students perform pieces chosen for the novelist's favorite composers in this free, family-friendly musical stroll.

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