Musée Eugène Delacroix

Musée Eugène Delacroix

The Eugène Delacroix Museum occupies, on the Place de Fürstenberg, one of the prettiest squares in Paris, the last apartment of the great romantic painter as well as his studio, located in a hidden garden at the back of the building.

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Description

Delacroix moved to 6 rue de Fürstenberg on 28 December 1857, abandoning the studio on rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, which he had rented since 1844 and which was too far from the Saint-Sulpice church, where he was to complete the mural painting of a chapel, the Saints-Anges church. The new home has a small garden in which he has his workshop built. The day after moving in, he wrote in his diary: "My home is definitely charming. …] The view from my small garden and the laughing aspect of my studio always give me a feeling of pleasure.

The Eugène Delacroix Museum is both a place of memory and a tribute to the artist. It was indeed created on the initiative of the greatest artists of the 1920s, Maurice Denis, Henri Matisse, Paul Signac in particular. It is attached to the musée du Louvre.

An intimate setting, a selection of paintings such as Romeo and Juliet at the Capulet's tomb, pastels, preparatory sketches but also letters and photographs of his loved ones, personal objects, invite you to immerse yourself in the universe of one of the greatest French painters of the 19th century.

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Community facilities

Access and contact

6, Rue de Furstemberg
75006 Paris 6ème

Days and opening hours

Every day throughout the year between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm. Closed on Tuesday. Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th. Please note: The museum will be exceptionally closed from 20 to 29 November 2024 included.

Prices

  • Full price: 9 €.
    Free entry for children < 26 years, disabled people and accompanying persons.
    The Louvre museum ticket gives access to the Eugène-Delacroix national museum on the same day and the following day: €22.

Facility

  • Defibrillator
  • Lift
  • Toilets

Services

  • Wi-fi

Tour

Spoken languages

  • French

Guided tour languages

  • English
  • French

Bulletin board languages

  • English
  • French

Single mean time tour

60 mins

Single services tour

  • Unguided individual tours available permanently
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Accessibility

  • Hearing disability
  • Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
  • WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
  • Reception staff trained in the French Sign Language

6, Rue de Furstemberg
75006 Paris 6ème

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  • © Musée du Louvre/Olivier Ouadah.