Musée Victor Hugo – Maison Vacquerie

About the museum

The Musée départemental de Villequier was set up in 1959 in the former house of the Le Havre shipowner Charles-Isidore Vacquerie, on the banks of the Seine. This house played a central role in the life of the Hugo family: the shipowner’s son Charles married Léopoldine, Victor Hugo’s daughter, and the couple died tragically in the Seine in 1843. The other son, Auguste Vacquerie, stayed close to the Hugo family all his life.

The museum belongs to the Seine-Maritime département. It holds the “Musée de France” label and the designation Maison des Illustres. It presents the everyday setting of the Hugo-Vacquerie family, the writings of Auguste Vacquerie and Victor Hugo’s literary and graphic work.

The house is surrounded by a romantic garden overlooking the Seine. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions, for example on Vacquerie and photography, as well as guided tours and workshops.

Highlights

• Mementos of Léopoldine Hugo and the Vacquerie family
• Writings and photographs by Auguste Vacquerie
• Literary and graphic work of Victor Hugo
• Romantic garden overlooking the Seine
• House of a 19th-century Le Havre shipowner
• “Maison des Illustres” label

Permanent exhibition

• Parcours permanent : la famille Hugo-Vacquerie – The everyday setting of the Hugo-Vacquerie family, mementos of Léopoldine, writings by Auguste Vacquerie and the work of Victor Hugo.

Founded

1959

Operated by

Département de la Seine-Maritime

Visitors per year

approx. 33,618

Admission & discounts

Free admission for under-18s, students under 26, people with disabilities and one companion, job seekers and recipients of minimum social benefits, residents of Rives-en-Seine with proof, and tourism and culture professionals. Payment by bank card, cheque, Chèques-Vacances and cash.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility enter via Rue Ernest Binet. The museum holds the Tourisme et Handicap label.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Occasional family offers, for example the “Día de los Muertos” event on October 18, 2026 and the “Mystère au musée” trail during the All Saints’ (Toussaint) holidays.

Getting there & parking

By car from Rouen: D982, then D81. From the A13: D913.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check

Shop, luggage storage, toilets and a picnic area; bicycle-friendly welcome.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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