Type of Audience : Adolescents, Adultes

After Sunday lunch, there’s nothing quite like a literary nap! In the shade of century-old trees, settled into a deck chair or on a blanket, enjoy the tranquility of the surroundings to recharge your batteries and let your mind wander as you listen to a museum docent read excerpts from Balzac’s works.

All in French.

Reading Schedule

July 12: Memoirs of Two Young Brides
July 19: The Ball at Sceaux
July 26: The Lily of the Valley
August 2: The Ball at Sceaux
August 9: The Lily of the Valley
August 16: Memoirs of Two Young Brides

Adults and teens ages 12 and up.

Admission: Full price €8.50 / Reduced price €7.50 (ages 7–18, people with disabilities and their companions, large family card holders, Education Pass holders, students, job seekers and recipients of minimum social benefits, journalists, ICOM or Ministry of Culture cardholders, tour guides, employees of Department 37, and their dependents)

Please arrive at the museum ticket office at least 15 minutes before the start of the session to check in your tickets. Proof of eligibility will be required at the reception desk for reduced-price tickets.

The ticket also grants access to the entire museum (open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.).

In case of rain or extreme heat (> 30°C), the session will still take place at 3:00 p.m. and will be held in the castle’s barn instead of the park, except in the event of a red heat wave alert, in which case the session will be moved to 11:00 a.m. Participants will be notified of this schedule change by email at least 24 hours before the event.

For any questions or further information, please contact the Balzac Museum at 02 47 26 86 50.