Museum
House of Rousseau and Literature (MRL)
Rousseau's birthplace, rebuilt across six floors, from cafe to writer's studios under the eaves.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the House of Rousseau and Literature in Geneva opens with Isaac Rousseau, a Geneva watchmaker, and the promise he made his two young sons when he sold their family home. It follows what that sale meant for his son Jean-Jacques, born and soon motherless within these walls, and how the same house went on to be rebuilt inside its old stone shell. Stand at the entrance on Grand-Rue and look straight up the stairwell.
This audio guide was created using AI.