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The musée national Eugène-Delacroix
The Musée National Eugène-Delacroix occupies the apartment and studio in which Eugène Delacroix lived and worked between late 1857 and his death on 13 August 1863. The museum, along with its delightful garden, is a rare space in central Paris.
The Musée National Eugène-Delacroix will be closed from 13 to 17 April 2026 in preparation for a new display.
A studio museum in the centre of Paris’ Saint-Germain-des-Près neighbourhood
More than 60 years after Delacroix’s death, the Société des Amis d’Eugène Delacroix was created on the initiative of the painter Maurice Denis to save the studio from likely destruction. Denis, who first rented, then purchased the premises, presented temporary exhibitions there while assembling a collection in homage to the late painter. The museum has been part of the Établissement Public Musée du Louvre since 2004.
What is there to see at the museum?
The Musée National Eugène-Delacroix today boasts a collection of paintings, drawings, prints, and personal letters belonging to Eugène Delacroix and his contemporaries. This collection presents a range of subjects concerning Delacroix and his creative process, such as Romantic painting, his voyage to Morocco, religious painting, large-scale decoration, and more.
On display are some of Delacroix’s most iconic works, including Mary Magdalene in the Desert, a source of inspiration for Baudelaire, The Education of the Virgin, Romeo and Juliet and the fresco Bacchus with a Tiger. Visitors may also discover lesser-known works, such as Study After One of Goya’s Caprichos, Two Medieval Book Bindings and an Oriental Jacket, characteristic of Delacroix’s creative practice, or architectural models for the decor of the library of the Palais Bourbon of the French National Assembly and for the Chamber of Peers at the Palais du Luxembourg, now housing the Senate.
From sketches to finished paintings, drawings in a variety of techniques, engravings and more, the museum’s collection will allow you to discover Delacroix’s multi-faceted artistry and better understand his work. Delacroix’s contemporaries are also present in the form of portraits, or even copies of his works, including The Death of Sardanapalus or Women of Algiers in their Apartment, executed by his friends or admirers, like Henri Fantin-Latour.
Year-round programming
The Musée National Eugène-Delacroix frequently rotates new works into display, and offers rich and diverse cultural programming, from lectures and workshops to guided tours, talks, and evening events with live musical performances.
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Every year, the museum chooses a new theme for the presentation of its works, shining light on a new aspect of Delacroix’s work, or taking a modern look back on his time. The museum’s garden provides visitors with a veritable haven of peace from which they can admire the facade of the studio Delacroix had built and decorated to his liking.
New thematic presentation for the museum collection :
Delacroix. A Place, an Artist
From 10 January to 6 April 2026
The Musée Delacroix’s current temporary exhibition seeks to answer three questions, namely: what do Delacroix’s friendships and professional relationships tell us about him? How did his admirers pay tribute to him? And how did he work in the privacy of his studio?
Did you know?
Eugène Delacroix was not just an outstanding painter, but also a gifted writer. His early manuscripts, published in 2018, are on display in the Musée Delacroix.