Maison de l'armateur
Late 18th-century merchant’s townhouse in Le Havre: Louis XVI interiors around an octagonal light well, and a reminder of Le Havre’s role in the slave trade.
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Om museet
Around 1790, Paul Michel Thibault, architect of the city’s fortifications and city fountain engineer, decided to build a house in a neighborhood that attracted the wealthiest residents. In 1800, the prosperous merchant Martin Pierre Foäche bought it as his family’s winter residence and set up his offices there. He entrusted the interior fittings to the architect Pierre Adrien Pâris.
The façade is typical of Louis XVI architecture. Inside, rare and exotic wooden parquet floors sit alongside stone floors with geometric patterns. The house is unusual for its five levels, whose rooms succeed one another around an octagonal light well. Everything was designed to recreate the atmosphere of a luxurious merchant’s home at the turn of the 19th century.
The house is listed as a historic monument and belongs to the Musées d’Art et d’Histoire du Havre, along with the Abbey of Graville and the Hôtel Dubocage de Bléville. It has been open to the public for about twenty years. Its collections illustrate maritime trade, precious and unusual objects of the period, and the slave trade and slavery, to which the house itself bears witness.
Højdepunkter
- Louis XVI interiors across five levels around an octagonal light well
- Reconstruction of life in a merchant’s home around 1800
- Collections on maritime trade, the slave trade and slavery
- Precious and unusual objects, including a clock “au verseur de café”
Permanent udstilling
- Parcours dans la demeure du négociant – A visit through reconstructed rooms across five levels, with collections on maritime trade, the slave trade and slavery, and precious everyday objects.
- Grundlagt
- 1787
- Ejer
- Ville du Havre (Musées d'Art et d'Histoire)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 7 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 5 €Large families, groups of six or more, and holders of a disability card |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 25 år · Free for visitors under 26, with proof. |
| Personer med handicap | 5 €ledsager gratis · Reduced rate with a disability card; the companion enters free if the card carries the note “besoin d’accompagnement”. |
| Studerende og elever | –Free for visitors under 26, with proof. |
| Grupper (fra 6 pers.) | 5 € pr. personReduced rate for groups of six or more; group bookings through the museums’ contact form. |
| Familier | –Reduced rate for large families. |
| Pass musées Le Havre (unlimited access for one year) | 20 €Valid at the Maison de l’armateur, the Abbey of Graville, the Hôtel Dubocage de Bléville, MuMa, the Muséum, the Appartement Perret and the greenhouses of the Jardins suspendus. |
Gratis entré: The first Saturday of every month
Free with proof for visitors under 26, job seekers, recipients of minimum-income benefits, and holders of the Pass Tourisme Le Havre – Étretat, the Pass musées, an ICOM card, a Culture card or a Muséopass. Payment by bank card, cash, check and holiday vouchers (chèques-vacances).
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
According to the tourist portal, access for visitors with reduced mobility is partial. A film about the restoration of the house and a visit film are shown on the first floor.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 25 år |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
The house holds the Famille label. The museums’ website offers a children’s section and visits adapted for younger visitors.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Grand Quai · 130 m
Buses 16 and C2: Grand Quai stop (130 m); tram: Palais de Justice stop (850 m).
I bil
Paid parking in the immediate vicinity, in the historic Saint-François quarter.
The Hôtel Dubocage de Bléville, also run by the museums, is about a four-minute walk away.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
Shop shared by the Musées d’Art et d’Histoire, open Wed–Mon, 10:00–12:30 and 13:45–18:00; sales on site only.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Firmaarrangementer
Spaces can be rented for corporate events; contact mah@lehavre.fr or +33 2 79 92 77 70.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Godt at vide | Guided tours and self-guided visits by timed reservation. Some days offer visits for children, such as “Visite à petits pas”. |
