The event that makes us dance La Javanaise!
12 February 2021
The cult of Serge Gainsbourg is not about to disappear. The life of this multi-faceted genius will be celebrated in 2021 in a museum, which is none other than his no less famous former home.
A museum that’s already iconic!
The author of the divine and scorching “Variations sur Marilou” will be reborn through the museum dedicated to him this year. And what better place to pay tribute to the 30th anniversary of the composer’s death than at 5bis rue de Verneuil, the artist’s legendary home.
This private mansion is already a must-see destination for all admirers of the composer, both French and foreign. Its walls, covered in graffiti in his honor, tagged and retagged time and again, bear the traces of the immortal cult worshipped by the thousands of sensitive people, musicians, poets and pure souls who came here to pay their respects.
This veritable street art spot had already been taken over by the works of fans during the artist’s lifetime, from Anthony Lemer to Jo Di Bona, who signed a portrait of Jane and Serge in 2017.
Back in time…
This legendary address was his for over 20 years. Initially found to live with BB, who left him 3 months later, he moved in with Jane Birkin in 1969, surrounded by their daughters Kate and Charlotte. The singer died there on March 2, 1991.
In this house with its black-painted walls, inspired by Salvador Dali in the 1950s, Gainsbourg was unable to distinguish day from night, living all day with the lights on. Or not.
Charlotte Gainsbourg, now the heiress of her childhood home, was determined not to touch anything for years, just as one keeps a scent on a fabric until the end, to keep alive beyond reality what is no longer there. “I’ve kept this house, deep down, as if he were coming back, ideas a little ghostly. I didn’t break anything. I didn’t look death in the face. Neither are we. Keep your home intact to keep your memories intact. To keep this house closed is also to keep for oneself the one it should have shared so much with others. So it’s with immense gratitude that we salute Charlotte’s GO for opening the door of 5bis rue de Verneuil to us, just as we open our hearts to let go of someone we’ve loved so much.
The place to be in 2021!
The museum is due to open on March 2, 2021, 30 years after its demise.
Visits will be restricted, and all the better for it. Visitors will be able to take the tour in groups of three. Fans will once again be able to tag the facade, which has been repainted white, but are asked to respect the spirit of the hotel. We love it. We’ll be there.
