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History Exhibition

Maison de Balzac

Opens Tuesday at 10:00 AM

At Maison de Balzac

Passy, Paris

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🤫"Le secret le mieux gardé du 16e" (Do It In Paris)
🚪Secret door Balzac used to dodge creditors
⏱️Small museum: plan 30 to 45 minutes

Balzac plotted his 2,500-character epic La Comédie humaine in this little Passy house, hiding from creditors under a fake name. The real prize: a sloping garden with an Eiffel Tower view and a Rose Bakery tea room.

Writer's house museum
Secret garden
Eiffel Tower views
Free entry

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Maison de Balzac

47 Rue Raynouard, 75016 Paris, France

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Upcoming events at Maison de Balzac

Tuesday, Nov 3
VISITE - CONFÉRENCE DES COLLECTIONS PERMANENTES

VISITE - CONFÉRENCE DES COLLECTIONS PERMANENTES

November 3 at 12:30pm

Passy

Inside Balzac's world

Sunday, Nov 8
REECRIRE, A PARTIR DU ROMAN DE BALZAC, HONORINE. CYCLE D'ATELIERS D'ECRITURE CREATIVE.

REECRIRE, A PARTIR DU ROMAN DE BALZAC, HONORINE. CYCLE D'ATELIERS D'ECRITURE CREATIVE.

November 8 at 3pm

Passy

Rewrite Balzac's Honorine

Réécrire, à partir du roman de Balzac, Honorine

Réécrire, à partir du roman de Balzac, Honorine

November 8 at 3pm

Passy

Creative writing workshop series

Book Tickets

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  • Eiffel Tower views
  • Free entry
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