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{{Short description|Museum in Geneva, Switzerland}}
[[File:Voltaire Museum and Garden.JPG|thumb|Institut et Musée Voltaire, les Délices]]
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The '''Institut et Musée Voltaire''' is a [[museum]] in [[Geneva]] dedicated to the life and works of [[Voltaire]]. The museum is housed in ''[[Les Délices]]'', which was Voltaire's home from 1755 until 1760.
The '''Institut et Musée Voltaire''' is a [[museum]] in [[Geneva]] dedicated to the life and works of [[Voltaire]]. The museum is housed in [[Les Délices]], which was Voltaire's home from 1755 until 1760.


The property was bought by the city of Geneva in 1929, and the museum opened in 1954, with [[Theodore Besterman]] as director.
The property was bought by the city of Geneva in 1929, and the museum opened in 1952, founded by [[Theodore Besterman]].<ref name="oxdnb" />


It contains about 25,000 volumes on Voltaire and the 18th century as well as a collection of paintings and prints from the period, many depicting Voltaire, his relatives and acquaintances.
It contains about 25,000 volumes on Voltaire and the 18th century as well as a collection of paintings and prints from the period, many depicting Voltaire, his relatives and acquaintances.
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|title=Besterman, Theodore Deodatus Nathaniel (1904–1976)
|title=Besterman, Theodore Deodatus Nathaniel (1904–1976)
|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]
|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]
|date=2004|volume=[[Dictionary of National Biography]]
|year=2004|volume=[[Dictionary of National Biography]]
|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/37189
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|accessdate=2009-11-28}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 07:17, 16 February 2023

Institut et Musée Voltaire, les Délices

The Institut et Musée Voltaire is a museum in Geneva dedicated to the life and works of Voltaire. The museum is housed in Les Délices, which was Voltaire's home from 1755 until 1760.

The property was bought by the city of Geneva in 1929, and the museum opened in 1952, founded by Theodore Besterman.[1]

It contains about 25,000 volumes on Voltaire and the 18th century as well as a collection of paintings and prints from the period, many depicting Voltaire, his relatives and acquaintances.

References

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  1. ^ Barber, Giles (2004). Besterman, Theodore Deodatus Nathaniel (1904–1976). Vol. Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
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