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The Musée Hector-Berlioz (Hector Berlioz Museum) is a museum about the composer
The Hector Berlioz Website. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
The Hector Berlioz Website. Retrieved 26 May 2023. In 1932 the building was donated by Madame Dumien, who had purchased the property, to the ''Association des amis de Berlioz''. It was established as a museum, officially inaugurated by the Minister of State
Musée Hector-Berlioz. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
The building has been developed several times, most recently in 2002–2003, the bicentenary of the composer's birth. The award '' Maisons des Illustres'' ("Houses of the illustrious") has been given to the museum.
Hector Berlioz
Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the ''Symphonie fantastique'' and ''Harold en Italie, Harold in Italy'' ...
, in La Côte-Saint-André
La Côte-Saint-André () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
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*Hector Berlioz was born here. His birthplace is now a museum: Musée Hector-Berlioz.
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, Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.
, France. The building is the composer's birthplace.
History
The house was built about 1680; about 50 years later it was acquired by Berlioz's great-grandparents, and largely rebuilt at about that time. Hector Berlioz was born here on 11 December 1803, and lived here until he was 18. It continued to be occupied by the family until the death of the composer's father Dr Louis Berlioz in 1848. The town placed a memorial plaque on the house in 1885."Berlioz's birthplace"The Hector Berlioz Website. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
The Hector Berlioz Website. Retrieved 26 May 2023. In 1932 the building was donated by Madame Dumien, who had purchased the property, to the ''Association des amis de Berlioz''. It was established as a museum, officially inaugurated by the Minister of State
Édouard Herriot
Édouard Marie Herriot (; 5 July 1872 – 26 March 1957) was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister (1924–1925; 1926; 1932) and twice as President of the Chamber of Deputies. He led the f ...
on 7 July 1935. It was listed as a ''monument historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
'' in 1942. In 1968 it became the property of the Department of Isère."Le musée"Musée Hector-Berlioz. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
The building has been developed several times, most recently in 2002–2003, the bicentenary of the composer's birth. The award '' Maisons des Illustres'' ("Houses of the illustrious") has been given to the museum.
Exhibits
The rooms show aspects of Berlioz's life, through his correspondence, music scores and other exhibits. There is a temporary exhibition each year in the cellars of the house.See also
*List of music museums
This list of music museums offers a guide to museums worldwide that specialize in the domain of music. These institutions are dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of music-related history, including the lives and works of prominent musicia ...
References
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Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the ''Symphonie fantastique'' and ''Harold en Italie, Harold in Italy'' ...
Maisons des Illustres