The museum is one of the various sites in the city which recall the link between Villers-Cotterêts and the Dumas family: the royal château François 1er, the Saint-Nicolas church, the town hall, the Hôtel de l'Épée, the Abbé-Grégoire college or the family house.[1]
In 1902, the centenary of Alexandre Dumas's birth the Regional Historical Society of Villers-Cotterêts was given responsibility to open a museum displaying items relating to the Dumas family. The museum then opened in 1905, at 13 rue Demoustier.[2]
The museum has grown and moved through the years. During the First World War, in order to protect the collections from the war, it was moved to Dijon.
In 1932, the museum reopened at the Dauphin Hotel. In this year the Alexandre Dumas Friends Society was created to support and develop the museum.
In 1952, the museum moved to a 19th century mansion that served as General Maunoury's headquarters during the First World War.
The museum has three rooms, each of them dedicated to one of the family members:[3]
Thomas Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas père
Alexandre Dumas fils
Collectionsedit
The museum collections evoke the three Dumas, the general born in the Antilles and a slave, the author of the Count of Monte Cristo and the academician. They bring together numerous portraits, personal objects, documents written by the Dumas family.
Numerous manuscripts by Dumas Père adorn the museum: travel accounts, drafts of novels, children's stories, his memoirs, etc.[4]
^Page du musée sur le site de l'association des conservateurs de musées des Hauts de France
External linksedit
Museum collection on French officialmuseums database
Museum website
Museum page on Musenor website
Office du soissonnais
Actualité Littéraire article
January 01, 1970
alexandre, dumas, museum, french, musée, alexandre, dumas, opened, 1905, villers, cotterêts, commune, aisne, france, where, thomas, alexandre, davy, pailleterie, father, writer, alexandre, dumas, grandfather, alexandre, dumas, fils, academician, died, 1806, mu. The Alexandre Dumas Museum French Musee Alexandre Dumas opened in 1905 in Villers Cotterets in the commune of Aisne France where Thomas Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie father of the writer Alexandre Dumas and grandfather of Alexandre Dumas fils academician died in 1806 The museum was named a Musee de France in 2002 Museum Alexandre DumasEstablished1905LocationVillers Cotterets France Coordinates49 15 11 N 3 05 23 E 49 25302 N 3 08959 E 49 25302 3 08959Type2 000WebsiteMusee Alexandre Dumas The museum is one of the various sites in the city which recall the link between Villers Cotterets and the Dumas family the royal chateau Francois 1er the Saint Nicolas church the town hall the Hotel de l Epee the Abbe Gregoire college or the family house 1 Contents 1 History 2 Collections 3 Pictures 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1902 the centenary of Alexandre Dumas s birth the Regional Historical Society of Villers Cotterets was given responsibility to open a museum displaying items relating to the Dumas family The museum then opened in 1905 at 13 rue Demoustier 2 The museum has grown and moved through the years During the First World War in order to protect the collections from the war it was moved to Dijon In 1932 the museum reopened at the Dauphin Hotel In this year the Alexandre Dumas Friends Society was created to support and develop the museum In 1952 the museum moved to a 19th century mansion that served as General Maunoury s headquarters during the First World War The museum has three rooms each of them dedicated to one of the family members 3 nbsp Thomas Alexandre Dumas nbsp Alexandre Dumas pere nbsp Alexandre Dumas filsCollections editThe museum collections evoke the three Dumas the general born in the Antilles and a slave the author of the Count of Monte Cristo and the academician They bring together numerous portraits personal objects documents written by the Dumas family Numerous manuscripts by Dumas Pere adorn the museum travel accounts drafts of novels children s stories his memoirs etc 4 The museum also hosts many art pieces on the three men signed by famous artists Louis Boulanger Eugene Giraud Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse Jules Franceschi Edouard Dubufe Jules Lefevre Jules Machard Alphonse de Moncel etc The museum organizes activities around events museum nights themed evenings temporary exhibitions etc Pictures edit nbsp Alexandre Dumas and Miss Menken nbsp Alexandre Dumas and Miss Menken nbsp Colette Dumas nbsp Jeannine d Hauterive Dumas fils daughter nbsp Marie Josephine Nicolas nbsp Marie Josephine Nicolas nbsp Marie Josephine NicolasReferences edit Article sur le site l Actualite litteraire Descriptif historique sur la page du musee Page du musee sur le site internet de la mairie Page du musee sur le site de l association des conservateurs de musees des Hauts de FranceExternal links editMuseum collection on French officialmuseums database Museum website Museum page on Musenor website Office du soissonnais Actualite Litteraire article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexandre Dumas Museum amp oldid 1197307705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
