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Serge Gainsbourg's House in Paris Finally Opens to Public
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Serge Gainsbourg's House in Paris Finally Opens to Public

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Apr 06, 2023
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Dear Subscribers,

Some of the more interesting Paris-related news I saw this week was that a Parisian house once belonging to French crooner and chanson française icon Serge Gainsbourg had finally opened to the public as a small museum.

The house at 5 bis, Rue de Verneuil in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area has long served as a pilgrimage site of sorts for fans of the musician— its exteriors lovingly decorated with street art picturing Serge and his long-time time love Jane Birkin.

After years of delays, a complex dubbed the Maison Gainsbourg opened in early April, attracting a flood of bookings and apparently already sold out for months. It comprises both a tour of the house where Serge worked and lived for 20 years until his death from a heart attack in 1991, and a museum across the street at 14 rue de Verneuil where visitors can browse some 25,000 artifacts and memorabilia, including artworks, manuscripts, personal items of clothing and jewelry, and other items belonging to Gainsbourg.

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