Le Gainsbarre: The bar/restaurant at the Maison Gainsbourg

Description

Plunge into the heart of France's cultural heritage with a private tour of Serge Gainsbourg's historic home, a rare setting steeped in history and elegance, ideal for your seminars, product launches, meetings or corporate evenings.

An authentic and inspiring setting
Discover a place frozen in time, where each room tells the story of the life and work of the iconic artist. Your guests will enjoy an immersive experience, guided by the voice of Charlotte Gainsbourg, and surrounded by personal objects, manuscripts and unique works of art.

An event tailored to your needs

Ideal for your :

• Confidential seminars
• Product launches
• Executive meetings
• Company evenings
• Team building events...

Turnkey or tailor-made private events. morning or evening events, combining culture, gastronomy, music and intimacy.

Formats available:

• Cultural and convivial mornings from 8am
• Prestigious private evenings from 8pm to midnight
• Full or partial privatisation of spaces
• All-inclusive packages (catering, tours, staff, musical entertainment, gifts)

Three spaces, three atmospheres to create your event

Serge Gainsbourg's historic home

A place frozen in time, untouched since 1991. A veritable jewel of France's artistic heritage, the house where Serge Gainsbourg lived for 22 years has remained unchanged since his death. Now a Maison des Illustres and Heritage of Regional Interest, it is open to visitors in a totally immersive and intimate way.

A tour in small groups, room by room:

• Guests, equipped with headphones, are guided by the voice of Charlotte Gainsbourg, his daughter, who delivers a personal and poetic account accompanied by an original soundtrack. Each room reveals a facet of the man behind the artist.
• The tour is in small groups to preserve the unique atmosphere of the place. In groups of 2, departing every 6 minutes (approx. 30 minutes)

The museum and its works

Discover 450 works that retrace a life of excess, daring and genius. Opposite the house, the Maison Gainsbourg museum offers a free tour of around an hour, designed as a modern cabinet of curiosities. The tour is self-guided, at your own pace. It allows you to discover the artist through his personal objects, manuscripts, archives, stage costumes and works of art.

The tour :

• Chronological gallery of emblematic or previously unpublished works (a collection of 25,000 pieces)
• Video area showing 50 minutes of rare archive footage (interviews, broadcasts, film extracts)
• Temporary exhibitions on major themes (Jane Birkin, Melody Nelson, etc.)

Treasures on display:

• The manuscript of La Marseillaise rewritten
• The Man with the cabbage head by Claude Lalanne
• Works by Salvador Dalí
• Iconic clothes, such as his black suits and open shirts

Le Gainsbarre - Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

A warm, hybrid venue inspired by the Gainsbourg atmosphere

A place to live and party, Le Gainsbarre is a restaurant by day and a cosy cocktail bar by night, directly inspired by Serge Gainsbourg's early musical years when he played in Parisian cabarets. The décor, designed as an extension of the house, recreates a chic, vintage and intimate atmosphere.

Capacity:

• Up to 70 people for cocktails
• Up to 50 people seated

Atmosphere :

• Background music via the Pianocorder (stand-alone piano)
• Live pianist by invitation
• subdued lighting, vintage furniture, cosy atmosphere
• Cocktail dinner - Examples à la carte: Beef tataki, spice-marinated chicken, citrus ceviche, scallop carpaccio, burrata crostini, grilled vegetable wrap, passion cheesecake, lemon meringue square...
• A menu of signature cocktails pays tribute to the world of the artist and the women in his life: the Gibson, the 102, or elegant and original non-alcoholic creations.

Examples of "turnkey" formats

Maximum capacity: 70 people per event.

Morning "Visit & Breakfast

• From 8am: welcome coffee and pastries at Gainsbarre
• Tour of the historic house in small groups
• Free discovery of the museum

Private evenings (8pm to midnight)

Historic house + Museum + Gainsbarre

• Immersive tour of 5 bis
• Museum tour
• Cocktail reception or evening at Gainsbarre

Museum + Gainsbarre

• Self-guided tour of the museum
• Reception at Gainsbarre

Gainsbarre alone

• A festive, convivial evening in an inspired setting, with catering and cocktails

Additional services available

• On-site reception and management staff
• Cloakroom
• Guest gifts: items from the bookshop-boutique (books, tote-bags, notebooks, etc.)
• Live musical entertainment with pianist (on request)

Access & facilities

Public transport :

• Metro: Lines 1 (Palais-Royal), 4 (Saint-Germain-des-Prés), 12 (Rue du Bac)
• RER C: Musée d'Orsay
• Bus: 27 / 39 / 95 - Stop Pont du Carrousel / Quai Voltaire
• Vélib': Quai Voltaire or Saint-Benoît
• Nearby car parks: Saemes Bac Montalembert / Indigo Saint-Germain-des-Prés / Indigo Sèvres-Babylone

Become part of the legend, organise the unforgettable

A private event at the Maison Gainsbourg is much more than just reserving a venue: it's offering your guests an intimate encounter with the soul of an extraordinary artist, in a rare, refined setting steeped in history.it's an original, elegant and memorable way to showcase your staff, strengthen your professional ties or celebrate your successes in a culturally powerful, unique and memorable setting.

Contact us now to build your tailor-made event.

Photo credits: © Alexis Raimbault for Maison Gainsbourg, 2023