The ship owner’s mansion, thanks to its 18th century architecture and its interior organised around a central well of light is the figurehead-museum of the history of Le Havre.

Thanks to its architecture, decoration, situation at the heart of the rebuilt city centre, the ship owner’s mansion has become a museum and a figurehead of the history of the city of Le Havre.
Some rooms are presented like exhibition areas, showing the city, the port and trades. Others are flats, curiosity rooms, library or study room of a rich merchant of Le Havre, contemporary of Louis 15, whose children took over their father and died around 1850.
The atmosphere and intimacy, the organisation of the space and the choice of collections bring the visitor back at a time of agitation and change, and a time when noble inhabitants want antique comfort and elegance for their homes.

Individual tours: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays from 11am to 6pm and from 2pm to 6pm on Wednesdays. Closed on Thursdays.

Group Tours: 6 persons minimum, booking required

Free under 18 and the first Saturday of each month
Free for unemployed people (with proof) and people benefiting from income support (with proof).


Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays from 11am to 6pm. Wednesdays from 2pm to 6pm.