Villa "Les Rhumbs", Christian Dior's childhood home in Granville, is a Belle Epoque style 19th century clifftop villa overlooking the sea. It is the only "Musée de France" labeled French museum dedicated to a couturier and presents, for ten years already, Haute Couture garments on three floors. The garden, arranged as an English landscape park by Madeleine Dior, the fashion designer's mother, is one of the rare today remaining artists' gardens of the early twentieth century.

Tearoom

The tearoom, located in the heart of Christian Dior's childhood home's garden, overlooking the sea and the Channel Islands, will be open during July and August, daily from 11 am to 6:30 pm.

"The Dior Grand Ball"

From May 13 to September 26, 2010

The Christian Dior Museum offers a new temporary exhibition, "The Dior Grand Ball" from May 13 to September 26, 2010, everyday from 10 am to 6:30 pm without interruption.

This exhibition recreates the atmosphere of a time of excess and fantasy and places the creations of the House of Dior in a rich cultural and artistic context through a selection of costumes, decorative elements, texts, film clips and music evoking these balls. The exhibition will also include contemporary creations by John Galliano, whose sources of inspiration are often grounded on history. The exhibition also presents the sumptuous balls given for the launching of Parfums Dior fragrances.

2010 Press Release