The Musée Claude-Debussy, or Maison Claude Debussy, is the birthplace of the composer Claude Debussy, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a western suburb of Paris, France. It contains a small museum about the composer.
The house was built in the 17th century. Claude Debussy was born here on 22 August 1862, and lived here in early childhood; his father had a china shop on the ground floor.
The museum opened in 1990. It is reached by a wooden staircase in the inner courtyard. There are two rooms containing objects, furniture, manuscripts, photographs and paintings relating to the composer. A third room is a small auditorium."A museum celebrating the famous composer Claude Debussy" www.seine-saintgermain.fr. Version dated 21 July 2023 retrieved from archive.org."Patrimoine : dans les pas de Claude Debussy à Saint-Germain-en-Laye" Le Parisien, 30 March 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2023."Le musée Claude-Debussy rouvre ses portes" Le Parisien, 13 November 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
The wooden staircase is a monument historique."Maison Claude Debussy" Plateforme Ouverte du Patrimoine. Ministère de la Culture. Retrieved 26 May 2023. The award Maisons des Illustres ("Houses of the illustrious") has been given to the museum.
See also List of music museums
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