Maison natale Charles de Gaulle

Over het museum

Charles de Gaulle was born on November 22, 1890, at 9 rue Princesse in Lille, in the home of his maternal grandparents. He spent many holidays there until 1912. The house belonged to the Maillot family and left the family's hands after the Second World War.

The house belongs to the Fondation Charles de Gaulle and became a museum in 1983. The Nord Département has managed it since 2014. It is a listed historic monument and holds the Maisons des Illustres label.

Closed in November 2019, the house underwent a major renovation: about 200 workers from 25 trades worked on it. The work revealed secret doors, concealed windows and more than 50 old wallpapers. The site was completed in November 2020, and the house reopened to the public on May 19, 2021.

Today the route is immersive and presents the house as if its occupants had just left it. It recreates the look of the years 1890–1912, with wallpapers faithfully remade using traditional techniques. More than 1,800 objects and pieces of furniture are on display, including some items that belonged to the family, such as the cradle, the christening gown and the sabre of a Saint-Cyr graduate.

Hoogtepunten

• Charles de Gaulle's birthplace, a late 19th-century bourgeois residence in Lille
• Restored interiors, with wallpapers faithfully remade using traditional techniques
• More than 1,800 objects and furniture pieces, including the cradle, the christening gown and a Saint-Cyr graduate's sabre
• Free booklets for children and a family route along rue Princesse
• Historic monument with the Maisons des Illustres label

Vaste collectie

• Là où tout a commencé – Immersive tour of the birthplace, restored as a late 19th-century bourgeois residence, to discover the childhood and family of Charles de Gaulle.

Opgericht

1983

Beheerder

Département du Nord

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 11.000

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: First Sunday of the month; national or regional days and events in which the museum takes part (European Heritage Days, Museum Night).

The temporary exhibition is included in the ticket. Free admission with proof also for recipients of minimum social benefits, holders of the ICOM or ICOMOS card, the City Pass card and culture professionals. Payment by cash, check, bank card or Chèques-vacances.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The layout of the house and the size of some rooms limit access for people with reduced mobility. The team can offer an adaptation on request, which may change the route. Folding seats are lent on request.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

Three free items for children and families: a discovery booklet for the house from age 7, a walking route booklet for rue Princesse (ten stops) and a coloring book. Playful guided tours take place during some school holidays.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Garderobe

Free storage for small items; bags and bulky objects are not accepted. No picnic room; picnic areas are nearby (avenue du Peuple Belge, the Vieux-Lille ecological garden, the citadel).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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