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Museum · Honfleur, Normandia
Maisons Satie
Houses where the composer Erik Satie was born in 1866, transformed into a route with music, scenography and humor, very much in the artist's style.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
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About Maisons Satie
The Maisons Satie are the houses where composer Erik Satie was born on 17 May 1866, author of the Gymnopédies. They are three 15th-century Normandy half-timbered houses, with facades and roofs protected as historic monuments since 1992 and bearing the Maisons des Illustres label.
Satie spent his childhood between Honfleur and Paris. Later he lived in Montmartre, played piano at the cabaret Le Chat Noir and mixed with Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, Cocteau and Picasso.
The museum, opened in 1998, is not an ordinary exhibition: the visitor walks through rooms with scenography, odd objects and music, using headphones, on a route that plays with the composer's humor and eccentricities. At the entrance a notice jokes about the very idea of a museum.
It is a short and different visit, good for those who know or want to get to know Satie's music.
Before you go
Practical information
Cidade Turismo reviews its information regularly, but something may have changed. Check with the place before planning your trip.
How much time to set aside
About 1 hour.
Best time
Combine it with the Musée Eugène-Boudin, which is nearby. The museum has closing days and reduced hours in winter; check before you go.
How to get there
It's on boulevard Charles-V, a few minutes' walk from the Vieux Bassin and the Musée Eugène-Boudin.
Tip
Listen to the Gymnopédies before you go: the route makes more sense for those who recognize the music.
Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Maisons Satie
What is there in the Maisons Satie?
A route with music and scenography about the life and humour of composer Erik Satie, who was born in those houses in 1866.
Is the visit guided?
No. The visitor goes through the rooms alone, with headphones. Check which languages are available.
Is it near the Vieux Bassin?
Yes, a few minutes on foot, near the Musée Eugène-Boudin.