Musée national Eugène-Delacroix

About the museum

Eugène Delacroix moved on 28 December 1857 into the apartment at 6 rue de Furstemberg, where he lived until his death on 13 August 1863. When the owner ended the occupant’s lease in 1928, the painters Maurice Denis and Paul Signac founded, together with historians and collectors, a society of Delacroix’s friends to prevent the demolition. The museum opened in June 1932 with the exhibition “Delacroix et ses amis”.

The apartment was put up for sale in 1952, and the society could not buy it. The State then accepted the apartment, studio and garden as a donation and committed to opening a museum there. The site became a national museum in 1971. It has been attached to the Musée du Louvre since 2004 and has been part of the network of Maisons des Illustres since 1 January 2016.

The garden was reconstructed from period documents. The collections include paintings, sketches, drawings, prints, lithographs, personal objects and palettes, as well as manuscripts and letters. The library holds more than 2,200 volumes.

Highlights

• Apartment and studio where Delacroix lived from 1857 to 1863
• “La Madeleine dans le désert”, presented as the museum’s masterpiece
• Garden reconstructed from period documents
• Drawings, prints, lithographs and manuscripts by the artist
• Palettes and personal belongings of the painter

Permanent exhibitions

• L’appartement et l’atelier d’Eugène Delacroix – The painter’s last home and studio, with paintings, drawings, objects and personal mementoes.
• Le jardin – Garden reconstructed from documents of Delacroix’s time.

Founded

1932

Operated by

Musée du Louvre (musée national, ministère de la Culture)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of each month and 14 July

Free entry on proof also for active teachers, members of the École du Louvre association, holders of the Louvre card or the Paris Museum Pass, members of the Société des Amis du musée Delacroix or the Amis du Louvre, job seekers and recipients of minimum social benefits. A Louvre entry ticket gives free access to the Musée Delacroix on the day of booking or the following opening day. The Paris Museum Pass is accepted.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Visitors with reduced mobility should call the museum so that the gate at 6 rue de Furstemberg can be fully opened and a wheelchair provided. A lift serves the rooms on the second floor, including the apartment. The studio and the garden are not wheelchair-accessible (external staircase). During exhibitions, tours in French Sign Language, lip-reading and audio description are offered. Folding chairs are available at reception; the rooms are not air-conditioned.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly: not available
• Baby changing facilities

Family visits, such as “Les animaux chez Delacroix”. Strollers are not accepted; changing table in the reception toilets.

Getting there & parking

About 15 minutes’ walk from the Musée du Louvre. Taxi rank at the Saint-Germain-des-Prés / rue de Rennes crossroads. Vélib’ stations: 141 boulevard Saint-Germain, 1 rue Saint-Benoît, 1 rue Jacques Callot and 10 rue André Mazet; bikes can be parked on Place de Furstemberg.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Lockers
• Wi-Fi

Bookshop. Lockers take €1 coins or a supermarket trolley token (not provided); suitcases, large bags and strollers are not accepted; luggage must not exceed 55 × 35 × 20 cm. Wi-Fi available, including for the museum’s mobile app.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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