Musée national Eugène Delacroix
The Musée national Eugène Delacroix is a museum dedicated to the artist Eugène Delacroix . It is located in Delacroix's former home on Rue Furstenberg in the 6th arrondissement in Paris .
history
Eugène Delacroix moved into an apartment in the 18th century house in 1857 and used a small rear building in the garden as a studio. He lived here until his death in 1863. In the following years, several tenants lived in the apartment, but when the studio was about to be demolished, resistance arose. The painter Maurice Denis founded the Society of Friends of Eugène Delacroix with like-minded people . First the studio and later the apartment were rented, and attempts were made to create a place to commemorate and provide information about the life and work of Delacroix. From 1932 exhibitions and concerts were organized regularly.
When the house was to be sold in 1952, it was decided to sell the collection of the association to the French national museums in order to be able to buy an apartment, studio and garden. In 1954 the members of the association handed over the house to the French Republic so that the Ministry of Culture could set up a museum. In 1971 the museum was inaugurated and declared a national museum, in 1991 the house, garden and studio were declared a monument historique . In 2004 the museum was placed under the Louvre .
museum
Delacroix's studio and apartment can be viewed. Today the museum houses an extensive collection of paintings, drawings and prints by the painter, as well as letters and furniture. There are also works of art from North Africa that Delacroix acquired on his travels. There is also an extensive library and documentation center. The house is used for exhibitions, concerts, readings and conferences.
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 48 ° 51 ′ 16.6 " N , 2 ° 20 ′ 7.4" E