Les Délices

Om museet

Villa Les Délices is the historic house in which Voltaire lived from March 1755 until autumn 1760. Here he wrote parts of the poem on the Lisbon disaster and of "Candide"; the house was also a centre of literary creation and philosophical debate. It stands in the park of the same name in Geneva's Saint-Jean district.

Today the house, as the Institut et Musée Voltaire, is a documentation and exhibition venue on Voltaire, the Enlightenment and the history of ideas. It belongs to the Bibliothèque de Genève (BGE), whose Voltaire collection is one of the most important in the world: manuscripts, printed works, paintings and objects from the philosopher's possession. The gallery, Grand salon, library and cabinet are the accessible rooms on the ground floor.

The house can be visited only on guided tours and at events. The BGE regularly offers free public tours in French and organises group tours that focus on Voltaire and his stay in Geneva and, on request, explore themes such as the Encyclopédie, Voltaire's theatre, the women in his circle or the fight for tolerance.

Højdepunkter

• Voltaire's home in Geneva from 1755 to 1760
• Part of the Bibliothèque de Genève with one of the largest Voltaire collections in the world
• Free public guided tours according to the programme
• Group tours with selectable themes for ages 12 and over

Ejer

Bibliothèque de Genève (Ville de Genève)

Entrépriser & rabatter

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Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
• Elevator: findes ikke
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: findes ikke
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The entrance is above 10 steps with a handrail; there is no step-free alternative entrance and no lift. The exhibition space on the ground floor is level. The accessible toilet on the ground floor is small; the general toilets and the cloakroom are in the basement and can be reached only by a staircase. Staff help on site, and contacting them beforehand is advisable. There is no disabled parking space in the immediate vicinity; with advance notice it is possible to drive through the park to the house.

Børn og familie

Kun delvist egnet til børnAnbefales fra 12 år

The guided tours are intended for visitors aged 12 and over.

Transport & parkering

The house stands in the Parc des Délices on Rue des Délices.

Service & spisesteder

• Café: findes ikke
• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Garderobe

Unattended cloakroom in the basement; no catering in the house.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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