Maison de Balzac

Maison de Balzac is a small house museum in the 16th arrondissement of Paris dedicated to the French novelist Honoré de Balzac. It preserves the rooms where Balzac lived and presents manuscripts, editions and personal items related to his life and writing.

Exhibitions focus on Balzac’s working environment, his manuscripts and the social and literary context of his career, using the compact house and rooms to illustrate aspects of his productivity. The museum functions as both a biographical site and a research resource for fans of 19th-century French literature.

Balzac lived in the residence during part of the 19th century, and the building was later restored and converted into a museum to preserve his domestic setting and collections. The house has been adapted to museum use with curated displays and interpretive panels.

The museum is located in the Passy area of Paris’s 16th arrondissement, accessible by local public transport and situated among residential streets a short distance from the Seine and western Paris landmarks.

• Author's house museum: Located in Paris's 16th arrondissement, the house preserves Balzac's former residence and displays original documents and objects linked to the author.

What to See #

• House museum rooms: Period rooms include the writer's study and reconstructed living spaces exhibiting manuscripts, first editions and personal effects related to Balzac's life and work.