Château-Thierry : Château-Thierry Tourism

Description

Jean was born one fine day in July in this handsome private mansion where his family lived. His childhood here was a happy one. His father Charles was Master of the National Forestry Commission, an office which La Fontaine would later inherit.



In 1676, at the age of 55, the poet sold the house in which he was born in order to go to Paris in search of literary fame. At the time the street, situated in the district inhabited by eminent members of Château-Thierry society, was called rue des Cordeliers. Today it bears the name of the renowned author of The Fables.



Built in 1559, several owners succeeded La Fontaine in this house which would become a museum in 1876 thanks to the support of the town's Historical and Archeological Society.



The atmosphere of the house as the poet knew it can be imagined by means of the floor tiling, the groundvaults on each floor, the elegant stairway with its parallel flights of steps, and the grand reception room on the ground floor. Interior renovations have preserved all the French ceilings.



The Collections

The museum's collections are all based on La Fontaine and on his works. The visitor is afforded multiple readings of his fables through their rendering in drawings, engravings, paintings and other artifacts.



Open every day except monday


Starting from February 1st, 2009, the Museum will be closed every Monday and either Tuesday (Closing the January 1st, May 1st, November 1st and December 25th)


From 9.30am to 12am and from 2pm to 5.30pm

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