Musée Christian Dior
- Ideal for solo
Open today 09:00–17:00
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Why go
- The only museum with the « musée de France » designation devoted exclusively to a fashion designer.
- Collections trace Dior’s life as a child, couturier, perfumer, gallery owner and business leader.
Plan your visit
Opening times
From the venue's website · checked 27 Oct 2026
Don't miss
- 2026 exhibitionIt explores how Dior’s Granville childhood memories influenced his fashion and perfume creations.Across all three levels of Villa Les Rhumbs2026 visitor season
- Pond and pergolaChristian Dior designed these garden features at 20.In the garden
- Rose gardenRoses were among Dior’s favourite flowers; the rose garden was redesigned in the 2000s.In the garden2000s
- Villa Les RhumbsThe villa is considered the first piece in the museum’s collections.The museum
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History
Madeleine Dior designed the villa’s winter garden and cultivated flowers in its English garden. Those flowers influenced Christian Dior’s fashion and perfumes. After moving to Paris at six, he returned each summer and tended the garden.
- late 19th centuryVilla Les Rhumbs was built on a cliff above Granville.
- 1906The Dior family acquired the house, and Madeleine Dior created its garden.
- 1930sGranville bought the villa and considered demolishing it for a pond, but abandoned the plan.
- 1938A public garden opened on the grounds.
- 1947The garden inspired Christian Dior’s “woman-flower” silhouette.
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- 1957From 1957, later designers continued the fashion house’s codes.
- 1993Présence de Christian Dior began managing the museum.
- 1990sThe villa’s conversion into a museum took place in stages.
- 1997The museum opened.
- 2012The museum received the « Maison des Illustres » label.
What you see
- The garden terrace offers a panoramic sea view; Villa Les Rhumbs overlooks the water opposite Chausey and Jersey.
What's in season
- Oct1–31 October: 11:00–16:00.
How to get there
- On footMusée Christian Dior is at 1 Rue d’Estouteville, Granville. Steps from the garden lead to the museum inside Villa Les Rhumbs.
Sources: Musée Christian-Dior - Wikipedia · Bienvenue au Musée Christian Dior de Granville ! · Découvrez le musée Christian Dior Granville - M… · Le Jardin Christian Dior de Granville - Musée C… · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Website
- musee-dior-granville.com/
- Phone
- +33 2 33 61 48 21
Questions and answers
Is the garden at Musée Christian Dior free?
Yes. Garden access is free throughout the year.
What grows in the garden at Musée Christian Dior?
Alongside roses, the garden has bamboo, hornbeam hedges, shrubs and pines.
Which flowers did Christian Dior particularly love?
Roses and lily of the valley.
What happens outside Musée Christian Dior’s visitor season?
The team maintains the collections and prepares exhibitions.
What are Musée Christian Dior’s regular opening hours?
During the visitor season, it is open Monday and Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00–18:30. In October, hours are 11:00–16:00.
How can I ask about Musée Christian Dior tickets or guided-tour bookings?
Call the museum at 02 33 61 48 21.
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