Georges Brassens Museum

An intimate moment in the world of Georges Brassens, the free poet!

Georges Brassens guides you through the museum tour using headphones.

He’ll take you on a journey through his life, from his first steps to his crowning glory. It’s an intimate and emotional way to enter the poet’s world. Audio guide in English, Spanish, Italian and German.

The Espace Brassens also features 10 interactive rooms: childhood and youth in Sète, Impasse Florimont with Jeanne and Marcel, the cabaret era, poetic and musical writing, Brassens the libertarian, and a new 1940-1952 “Paris Basdorf Paris” scenography.

A place dedicated to the public: to watch Brassens’ singing tours on the big screen, to attend conferences and meetings with authors, and to listen to performers in concert.

The Espace Georges Brassens is also accessible to deaf and hearing-impaired visitors, thanks to tour tablets translated into French Sign Language.

A documentation room: where you can find out more about Brassens’ life and work, and do your own research.

A shop: music, books, audiovisuals and souvenirs. Another way to extend an emotionally-charged visit.

Events are organised throughout the year…

Brassens’ little story

“Putain de toi” was the name Georges Brassens’ boat was to have been called, if Maritime Affairs had not objected. It was to be called the “Sauve qui Peut”. Brassens’ non-conformist spirit is clearly evident here. “The Sauve qui Peut was restored and can still be seen today in front of the Espace Georges Brassens in Sète.

Tourist sites and places to visit around the Espace Brassens

Here is a selection of must-see sites to discover around the Espace Brassens.

The Paul Valéry Museum in Sète (4 km )

The Maison Noilly Prat in Marseillan (19 km)

The town of Mèze on the Thau Basin (23 km)

Abbaye de Valmagne in Villeveyrac (28 km)