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Origin and history

Louis Braille's home, located in Couvray (Seine-et-Marne), is typical of the early 18th century Brie. She belonged to the Braille family, who lived there until the 1880s. Without the intervention of Jean Roblin, founder of the association Louis Braille's friends, this place would probably have fallen into oblivion. The association acquired the house in 1952 to restore it and create a museum, opened to the public in 1953. For lack of means, it then gave up the property to the commune in 1956, provided that its management was entrusted to the World Blind Union.

The museum is dedicated to four main missions: preserving Louis Braille's memory, preserving his collections (educational tools for the blind, agricultural objects, 19th century briard furniture), valuing them among the public, and raising awareness of Braille and visual disability. The collections, enriched by municipal archives and family donations, have about 1,000 objects. These include Braille typewriters, wine tools (the Brailles were winemakers), and elements of daily life (furniture, costumes, utensils) illustrating the art of living in Brie in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Classified as Musée de France, the house offers a faithful reconstruction of a 19th century briard residence. It highlights the legacy of Louis Braille, inventor of the tactile writing system, while offering educational workshops on reading and writing for visually impaired people. The place is especially for children, in a sensory and historical discovery approach.

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