Voltaire Museum

The Institut et Musée Voltaire is a in dedicated to the life and works of Voltaire. The museum is housed in , which was Voltaire's home from 1755 until 1760.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: research facility and museum in the city of Geneva, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Institut et Musee Voltaire”, “Institut et Musée Voltaire”, and “Voltaire Institute and Museum”
  • Address: Rue des Délices 25, Genève

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parc des Délices and Genève-Cornavin Railway Station.

Park
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is a park.

Railway station
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Geneva railway station, also known as Geneva Cornavin railway station, is main train station, located in the centre of the city. The immediate area surrounding it is known as Cornavin; both names can be used interchangeably. is situated 770 metres east of Voltaire Museum.

Theater building
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The , French for "Power plant building", is the power house of a former hydro power plant and waterworks in called Usine des Forces Motrices, later Usine des Forces Motrices de la Coulouvrenière. is situated 460 metres southeast of Voltaire Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Pâquis and Les Acacias.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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is a district shared between the cities of and in , located on the left bank of the .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Voltaire Museum

Latitude
46.20763° or 46° 12′ 28″ north
Longitude
6.13334° or 6° 8′ east
Open location code
8FR8645M+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 79393933
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3152229
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Voltaire Museum” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Institut et Musée Voltaire”
  • Esperanto: “Instituto kaj Muzeo Voltaire”
  • French: “Institut et Musée Voltaire”
  • French: “Les Délices”
  • French: “Musée Voltaire”
  • German: “Institut et Musée Voltaire”
  • German: “Institut und Museum Voltaire”
  • Greek: “Ινστιτούτο Βολταίρου στη Γενεύη”
  • Greek: “Ινστιτούτο και Μουσείο Βολταίρου”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Βολταίρου στη Γενεύη”
  • Italian: “Istituto e Museo Voltaire di Ginevra”
  • Italian: “Istituto Voltaire di Ginevra”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Woltera w Genewie”
  • Russian: “Институт и музей Вольтера”

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Highlights include Bibliothèque du Musée Voltaire and Espace de quartier Clos Voltaire.

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