Musée Ivan-Tourgueniev

Om museet

In 1874, Ivan Tourguéniev and Pauline Viardot bought part of an estate that had belonged to Joséphine de Beauharnais and named it the Domaine des Frênes. The Viardots already lived in a neoclassical villa; the writer had a chalet built a little further up the hill, known as the “datcha”. He spent the last years of his life there, from spring to autumn, and died there on September 3, 1883.

The museum was founded in 1983 by the Association of Friends of Ivan Tourguéniev, Pauline Viardot and Maria Malibran, which had been set up in 1977. It has held the Maison des Illustres label since 2023. In February 2026, the association gave its collections to the City of Bougival after more than forty years of managing the site.

On the first floor, the former dining room evokes the writer's Russian roots, his struggle against serfdom and the death penalty, and his correspondence with Zola, Maupassant and Dumas. The large salon recalls his friendship with Pauline and Louis Viardot and their circle of artists; it houses a piano listed as a historic monument in 1990. Upstairs, the study retains the original library, and a reconstructed bedroom opens onto a balcony overlooking the Villa Viardot.

Højdepunkter

• Russo-Swiss-style datcha built in 1874
• Piano listed as a historic monument
• Study with the original library
• Reconstructed bedroom with balcony overlooking the Villa Viardot
• Maison des Illustres label since 2023

Permanent udstilling

• Exposition permanente de la datcha – On the first floor, Tourguéniev's life in Russia and France and his circle of friends and artists; upstairs, his study and reconstructed bedroom.

Grundlagt

1983

Ejer

Association des amis d'Ivan Tourguéniev, Pauline Viardot et Maria Malibran (ATVM) ; collections données à la Ville de Bougival en 2026

Entrépriser & rabatter

The ticket gives access to the datcha and the park of the Domaine des Frênes, but not to the Villa Viardot. Association members enter free. Tickets can be changed and refunded up to 7 days before the booked date. Guided tours are booked separately.

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

Only the first floor of the datcha is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. The lime-tree avenue leading to it is unpaved: a wheelchair can get through in dry weather with help, but the path becomes difficult in the rain. The visit includes stairs.

Børn og familie

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Transport & parkering

Access via rue Yvan Tourgueneff is currently closed. To reach the car park, go around the left side of the church of Bougival via rue de la Croix-aux-Vents.

Service & spisesteder

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Arrangementer & udlejning

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