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HOUSE ELSA TRIOLET-ARAGON

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Moulin de Villeneuve, 78730Saint-Arnoult-En-Yvelines, France Show on map
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Home to writers Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet. A place of memory for this mythical couple, who wrote many beautiful pages here.

In 1951, Louis Aragon (poet, novelist, journalist) decided to offer Elsa Triolet (novelist, translator, designer) "this little corner of France": the Moulin de Villeneuve, now a museum and Maison des Illustres. The building is an old mill that was established here in the early 13th century. Vestiges of the milling activity remain: the wheel cage is at the heart of the large salon, which itself backs onto the millstream. This mythical couple, who met at La Coupole in the surrealist Montparnasse of 1928, were responsible for the design and decoration of the place. The Rémarde river meanders through the 6-hectare park, dominated by the white stone of their tomb. It was here that some of the finest pages of French literature were written. Aragon bequeathed a library of 30,000 works to the CNRS, which can be consulted by researchers and students alike. It's also a place of emotion: since June 16, 1970, when Elsa's heart stopped in the park's alleys, nothing has changed. Time has been suspended by the calendar block set to the 16th, or by the poet's mauve tie thrown over his books. Painters, sculptors, poets and novelists continue to meet here, and contemporary art exhibitions and events on literature and poetry are held throughout the year. The couple's apartment can only be visited with a guide.

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Visited in april 2025
Un lieu magique et magnifique,
L'accueil est très sympathique et riche de renseignements, la demeure superbe ainsi qu'un magnifique parc où vivaient Elsa Triolet et Louis Aragon .actuellement il y a également une magnifique exposition sur "miss.tic " célèbre figure incontournable du street art.
À voir absolument.
Je recommande vivement
Visited in march 2025
J'adore cet endroit, de très belles expositions
En ce moment, la grande artiste MissTic
Pour le jardin des sculptures, il aurait besoin d'une restructuration, une mise en valeur des œuvres et une rénovation
Visited in october 2024
Magnifique maison-musée ! La propriété d'Elsa Triolet et Aragon est superbe. On peut se représenter ces écrivains dans leur intérieur qui n'a pas changé. Les visites guidées sont très intéressantes. Dans les locaux qui jouxtent la maison, on peut découvrir une très belle exposition de peinture. Ne pas oublier de se promener dans le parc qui héberge de nombreuses œuvres d'art contemporain.
Visited in september 2024
Visite avec un groupe. Très bon guide interne .
Un beau lieu qui est resté intact depuis lae décès d'Elsa Triolet. De nombreux objets offerts par les artistes venus en invités. Picasso entre autres. J'ai visité le parc, malheureusement sous une forte pluie. De nombreuses sculptures art modernes et aussi le tombeau d'Elsa et d'Aragon.
Visited in september 2024
Touchant. Visite très agréable et intéressante.

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