Painted ceiling dated 1570 (≈ 1570)
Civil decoration of the 16th century identified
1642
Second painted ceiling
Second painted ceiling 1642 (≈ 1642)
Dendrochronology saturation confirmed
1918
Injuries of Joë Bousquet
Injuries of Joë Bousquet 1918 (≈ 1918)
Battle of Vailly, origin of his paralysis
1924
Acquisition by Henri Bousquet
Acquisition by Henri Bousquet 1924 (≈ 1924)
Become family property
1950
Death of Joë Bousquet
Death of Joë Bousquet 1950 (≈ 1950)
End of his occupation of the Chamber
1990
Classification of the Board
Classification of the Board 1990 (≈ 1990)
Historic Monument Protection
1992
Classification of ceilings
Classification of ceilings 1992 (≈ 1992)
Protection of the 16th-17th century decors
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Chamber of Joe Bousquet (Box BM 447): inscription by order of 10 January 1990 - Painted ceilings of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as well as the wall decoration accompanying them, located on the first floor (Box BM 447): inscription by order of 21 January 1992
Key figures
Henri Bousquet - Physician and owner
Purchased the building in 1924
Joë Bousquet - Surrealist writer
Occupy room from 1924 to 1950
Origin and history
The building located 53 rue de Verdun in Carcassonne is a civil residence built in the 16th century, then remodeled in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is distinguished by its painted ceilings, dated by dendrochronology of 1570 and 1642, which illustrate the refined domestic decorations of the modern era. These elements, rediscovered in recent works, testify to the artistic importance of the Carcassonian interiors under the Ancien Régime.
Acquired in 1924 by Dr Henri Bousquet, the building became his son's home, the writer Joë Bousquet, paralyzed after the Battle of Vailly in 1918. The latter occupies a room there until his death in 1950, leaving intact a space full of modern or surrealist memories and works of art, now partially preserved. The room, classified as a Historic Monument in 1990, and the painted ceilings (classified in 1992) form the heart of the cultural project "Maison des Mémoires".
The building, owned by the Aude department, embodies both the civil architectural heritage of the 16th-15th centuries and the literary memory of the 20th century. The painted ceilings, accompanied by wall decorations, offer a rare example of secular decorative heritage in Occitanie. Their conservation and enhancement are part of a process of valuing the link between local history and artistic creation.
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