Maison Jean-Cocteau

Over het museum

The Milly-la-Forêt house was one of the outbuildings of the Château de la Bonde, whose origins go back to the 13th century. Built in local stone in the 17th century, it is surrounded by a garden crossed by moats.

Jean Cocteau and Jean Marais discovered the property in 1946, after filming La Belle et la Bête, and bought it. The poet lived and worked there from 1947 until his death in 1963; Madeleine Castaing helped him decorate the interiors. His adopted son Édouard Dermit inherited it and kept the rooms intact. On Dermit’s death in 1995, the house passed to his two sons.

In 2002, an association acquired the site on the initiative of Pierre Bergé, with the support of the local authorities. Restoration work, financed by Pierre Bergé, took place from 2005 to 2010; the house then opened to the public and received the Maisons des Illustres label. After Pierre Bergé’s death, the Île-de-France Region took over the site. In 2019 it set up, together with the Essonne department, the commune, the regional tourism committee and the Centre Pompidou, a public interest group (GIP) to manage it. The same year, numerous drawings kept on site joined the national collections of the Musée national d’art moderne. The third-floor studio is not open to visitors.

Hoogtepunten

• Interiors preserved as Cocteau lived in them
• Cabinet of curiosities with a narwhal tusk and a Gothic piece of furniture
• André Gide’s armchair and a mirror given by Coco Chanel
• Large drawing Œdipe et le Sphinx, given by Christian Bérard
• Garden surrounded by moats

Vaste collectie

• La maison de Jean Cocteau – Guided tour of the rooms where the poet lived and worked, with their furniture, objects and original decor.

Beheerder

GIP Maison Jean Cocteau (Région Île-de-France, département de l’Essonne, commune de Milly-la-Forêt, Centre Pompidou)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The ticket covers the house, the exhibition and the garden. Free for residents of Milly-la-Forêt, children under 12 and ICOM card holders.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Ramp at the first floor, lift up to the second floor and adapted toilets. The third floor can only be reached by stairs; a booklet describes these rooms. The temporary exhibition is wheelchair accessible. Mediators are trained to welcome visitors with reduced mobility or visual or cognitive impairments; it is advisable to let them know in advance. Garden paths of beaten earth and jointed paving. Animals prohibited except assistance dogs.

Kinderen & gezin

• Kinderwagenvriendelijk: niet aanwezig

Strollers are not admitted to the house. Free admission for under-12s. For schools, storytelling visits for nursery children and creative workshops from nursery to lycée.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

About 60 km from Paris. By car: A6 towards Lyon, exit no. 13 Milly-la-Forêt. The TàD minibus can be booked up to 30 days ahead and at least 1 hour before departure, via the app or by phone (09 70 80 96 63).

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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