Night Parentheses

Name: Paréntesis nocturnos
Start: 2025-05-17T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-05-17T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Appartement Gagnon / Musée Stendhal

Sábado 17 mayo, 18:00

Under the vine branches of the treille or in the cozy decor of the apartment where Stendhal grew up, immerse yourself in the history, life and work of one of the greatest French writers of the 19th century.
Every half hour, you can be tempted by «bubbles of mediation» to discover the works and places in a different way with the museum team.

About the location

Appartement Gagnon / Musée Stendhal

20 grande rue, 38 000 Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Isère
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The completely renovated Gagnon apartment opened its doors to the public in September 2012\. It is in this place full of history that the future Stendhal lives his childhood years with his grandfather, Dr.Henri Gagnon. The apartment evokes the life of the writer in Grenoble, his friends and teachers, the city where he attends the first tremors of the French Revolution. From the windows of the Gagnon apartment, he is the curious and admiring spectator of this France in full boil. Before he left for Paris at the age of sixteen, Stendhal’s heart and spirit were formed here. The terrace of the apartment, known as "Treille de Stendhal", opens its doors to you to discover the art of botany practiced by Doctor Gagnon, accompanied by his grandson. From this terrace overlooking the City Garden, Stendhal observes the good society that gives itself to see, and knows its first emotions by admiring Virginie Kubly, young actress. The room of his uncle, Romain Gagnon, known as the guest house, hosts