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Musée Jean de La Fontaine

Coordinates: 49°02′48″N 3°24′00″E / 49.04675°N 3.399994°E / 49.04675; 3.399994
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Musée Jean de La Fontaine
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Established1876
LocationChâteau-Thierry
Coordinates49°02′48″N 3°24′00″E / 49.04675°N 3.399994°E / 49.04675; 3.399994
TypeArt museum
Websitehttps://www.museejeandelafontaine.fr/

The Musée Jean de La Fontaine is a writer's house museum located in Château-Thierry, France. It is housed in the former house of Jean de La Fontaine, a French fabulist, and is mostly dedicated to collections and objects representing Jean de La Fontaine's work.

History

Fontaine was born and raised in the house which would later become the museum.[1] He sold the house in 1676.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Forest, D. "Musée Jean de La Fontaine | History of the Jean de La Fontaine Museum". www.musee-jean-de-la-fontaine.fr. Retrieved 2016-06-20.