Musée de la Vie romantique

The Romantic Movement in the 19th century

Address:

16, rue Chaptal Hôtel Scheffer-Renan - (Hôtel des Invalides)
75009 - 9th Arrondissement
Paris

Nearest Bus or Train:

métro: Saint-Georges, Blanche

Open Hours:

10a-6p Tu-Su

The building that is now home to this museum originally belonged to painter Ary Scheffer (1795-1858) and his nephew, the writer Ernest Renan. After their deaths, the place became a celebration of their lives and their circle of intellectual friends, which included Chopin, Delacroix and George Sand. The museum's main room (devoted entirely to Sand) exhibits a selection of the novelist's personal belongings, including a collection of watercolours, lockets and jewellery. Temporary exhibitions on 19th-century artistic and literary life are organized on a regular basis in Ary Scheffers studio.

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