Victor Hugo: Humanist and Visionary Type: Exposition City: PARIS Location: Bibliothèque nationale de France From 21/3/2002 to 23/6/2002 URL:http://www.bnf.fr Celebration of a visionary Victor Hugo was convinced that France would one day be part of a United States of Europe and that the death penalty would be abolished. A century would pass before his dearest wish was granted by Robert Badinter, and a little longer before the creation of the European Union that the writer so yearned to see. It is only right and proper that a national tribute should be paid to him on the bicentenary of his birth. No one can measure Hugo's contribution in the march toward progress and a greater degree of humanism, but the universal quality of his writings and thoughts can be appreciated by everyone. Although his work has left us with many powerful images, such as the heroic defiance at the barricades in Les Miserables, many facets of his prodigious talent remain to be discovered. This exhibition of 380 documents, manuscripts, letters and drawings may help to reveal a bit more of the master's soul. Concorde Hotels in PARIS : HOTEL DE CRILLON HOTEL CONCORDE LA FAYETTE CLUB LA FAYETTE HOTEL DU LOUVRE HOTEL AMBASSADOR HOTEL CONCORDE SAINT-LAZARE HOTEL LUTETIA CHATEAU HOTEL MONT ROYAL Back