Musée National Eugène Delacroix

What Musée National Eugène Delacroix does

The Musée National Eugène Delacroix is a French national museum located at 6 Rue de Furstemberg in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district of Paris, housed in the apartment and studio where the Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix lived and worked from 1857 until his death in 1863. Founded in 1932 and attached to the Établissement Public du Musée du Louvre since 2004, the museum preserves and presents a collection of approximately 1,300 artworks — paintings, drawings, prints, manuscripts, and memorabilia — by Delacroix and artists he influenced, supported by a documentation center of 2,200 publications. Operations are led by a small staff of around 11 employees under Director Claire Bessède, with Christophe Leribault (President-Director of the Louvre) providing overarching governance.

The institution generates revenue through a diversified mix: admissions via the Louvre ticketing platform, guided tours and walking tours ('Promenades') across Delacroix's Paris, cultural workshops and watercolor sessions, an on-site bookshop (Librairie-Boutique), private event rentals of the apartment, studio, and 400 m² garden (up to 80 guests; packages priced from €5,000 to €10,000 ex-tax), filming and photography fees, annual memberships and donations through the Société des Amis du Musée Eugène-Delacroix (founded 2000), and corporate sponsorship/mécénat arrangements. It runs a mobile application with exclusive content and a multi-channel marketing presence (website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, newsletter). Technology infrastructure is conventional: SPIP content management, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, with the site partially conformant to RGAA 4.1 accessibility standards (61.5%, declared June 2025) and GDPR-compliant data handling under a dedicated DPO since March 2019. Strategic positioning rests on intangible heritage assets, the 'Maisons des Illustres' label (since 2016), and integration into the Louvre network rather than on proprietary technology.

Name

Musée National Eugène Delacroix

Legal name

Musée national Eugène-Delacroix

Website

https://musee-delacroix.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Musée National Eugène Delacroix is a French national museum in Paris dedicated to Eugène Delacroix, housed in his former 1857–1863 apartment and studio. It serves cultural tourists, scholars, members of its Friends Society, and corporate clients through its 1,300-work collection, exhibitions, workshops, and private event rentals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Museum

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Museums (THAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH), Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI)

Keywords

• Art museum
• Cultural heritage
• Fine arts collection
• Museum exhibitions
• Guided art tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Admission Tickets: Revenue from museum entry tickets sold through the Louvre ticketing system.
2. Activities and Workshops: Fees for guided tours, workshops, watercolor painting sessions, and special activities.
3. Librairie-Boutique: On-site book and gift shop selling publications, catalogues, and Delacroix-themed merchandise.
4. Private Events Venue Rental: Rental of museum spaces including the apartment, studio, and garden for private visits, dinners, and receptions.
5. Filming and Photography Fees: Revenue from granting permission to film or photograph at the museum location.
6. Membership and Donations: Annual membership fees from the Société des Amis and tax-deductible donations from individuals and corporations supporting acquisitions, conservation, and exhibitions.
7. Corporate Sponsorship: Partnership arrangements with companies for acquisition, conservation, exhibition, renovation, and cultural activity support with tax benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Musée National Eugène Delacroix is a French national museum housed in painter Eugène Delacroix's former apartment and studio at 6 rue de Furstemberg in Paris. It preserves and presents approximately 1,300 artworks including paintings, drawings, prints, manuscripts, and memorabilia, supported by guided tours, walking tours, workshops, private event hire, an on-site bookshop, and a mobile application.

Product overview

The Musée National Eugène-Delacroix operates as a national museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing the legacy of the Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix. Located in the artist's former apartment and studio at 6 Rue de Fürstemberg in Paris, the museum offers a unified visitor experience combining access to a permanent collection of approximately 1,300 artworks with rotating exhibitions. The museum's core offering is the museum visit itself, supported by educational modules including guided tours, walking tours on Delacroix's Paris, and creative workshops. Additional services include private event hire, professional filming and photography, a bookshop, a mobile application with exclusive content, art loan services, a documentation center for researchers, and a friends society membership program. The museum is administratively attached to the Musée du Louvre.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Musée Delacroix - Museum Visit Access to the national museum dedicated to Eugène Delacroix, housed in the artist's former apartment and studio in Paris, offering admission to a permanent collection of approximately 1,300 artworks including paintings, drawings, prints, manuscripts, and memorabilia.
• Guided Tours (Visites guidées) Expert-led tours of the museum's collections and exhibitions for individual visitors, providing in-depth commentary on Delacroix's works and their context.
• Walking Tours (Promenades) Guided walking tours following Delacroix's footsteps through Paris, visiting locations where he lived, worked, and created monumental decorations.
• Workshops and Activities (Ateliers et activités) Cultural workshops and creative activities for visitors of all ages, including watercolor painting sessions and artistic demonstrations.
• Private Events Venue Rental Private hire of museum spaces including the apartment, studio, and 400 m² garden for events up to 80 guests, including private visits, dinners in the studio, and professional gatherings.
• Filming and Photography Services Professional filming and photography services for commercial productions at the museum, subject to safety regulations and the historical character of the venue.
• Bookshop (Librairie-boutique) Museum gift shop offering publications, catalogs, reproductions, and artisan items related to Delacroix and 19th-century art.
• Mobile Application Dedicated mobile app providing exclusive digital content, exhibition information, and interactive features for museum visitors. Available via QR code or direct link.
• Art Loan Services Professional loan services for artworks from the collection to be displayed at French national museums and international institutions, managed through the Musée du Louvre's administrative procedures.
• Société des Amis du Musée Membership Friends society offering annual membership benefits including free admission, exclusive visits, conferences, and publications, with a dedicated 'Jeunes Amis' section for ages 18-35 created in 2025.
• Documentation Center Research resource center with approximately 2,200 publications, files on works in the collection, and themed archives covering Delacroix's oeuvre, his circle, Romanticism, and 19th-century art.
• Corporate Sponsorship and Mécénat Program Partnership arrangements with companies for acquisition, conservation, exhibition, renovation, and cultural activity support, offering tax benefits including 60% corporation tax reduction (limited to 0.5% of turnover).

Quantifiable outcome

• Collection of approximately 1,300 artworks maintained and expanded
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Musée du Louvre (Établissement Public du Musée du Louvre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Musée Eugène-Delacroix has been attached to the public establishment of the Musée du Louvre since 2004. Christophe Leribault serves as President-Director of both institutions. The Louvre provides administrative oversight, ticketing infrastructure, and support for acquisitions.
• Maisons des Illustres NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe museum joined the 'Maisons des Illustres' network in 2016, a label created by the French Ministry of Culture in 2011 for houses of major historical and cultural significance.
• European Artist's Studio Museum NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe museum is a member of the European Artist's Studio Museum Network, providing information on fascinating places where famous artists lived and worked.
• Société des Amis du Musée Eugène-DelacroixcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFriends society founded in 2000 (successor to Société des Amis d'Eugène Delacroix from late 1920s). Supports museum through donations, acquisitions, and publishes the members' Bulletin. Created 'Jeunes Amis' section for ages 18-35 in 2025.
• Kinoshita GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWebsite sponsor providing support for the museum's digital presence.
• Fondation du PatrimoineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupported the restoration of the Saints-Anges chapel at Saint-Sulpice church (2015-2016) with conservation work by Alina Moskalik-Detalle.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Musée Rodin: Parisian museum dedicated to Auguste Rodin, combining a historic hôtel particulier with sculpture garden. Highly comparable in artist-monograph model, garden venue for private events, atelier/studio preservation, and multi-stream revenue (admissions, events, retail, café).
• Musée Zadkine: Paris museum dedicated to sculptor Ossip Zadkine, located in his former studio and garden near the Luxembourg Gardens. Closely comparable in artist studio museum format, preserved working space, intimate scale, and free-admission access with focus on education and cultural mediation.
• Musée Marmottan Monet: Paris museum holding the world's largest collection of Monet works. Comparable as a single-artist-anchored museum with major impressionist/early-modern collection, premium private event offerings, and educational programming.
• Maison de Victor Hugo: Paris museum in the Place des Vosges residence of Victor Hugo, fellow member of the Maisons des Illustres network. Directly comparable as a Maisons des Illustres site, preserved artist dwelling, Paris location, and small-staff operating model.
• Musée National Picasso-Paris: French national museum dedicated to a single iconic artist (Picasso), housed in a historic Paris hôtel particulier. Comparable to the Delacroix museum in monographic thematic focus, national museum status, Paris location, and diversified revenue model including venue rental and shop.
• Musée de la Vie Romantique: Small Paris museum in the Pigalle district devoted to the Romantic era, located in a preserved artist's home. Comparable both thematically (same Romantic period that Delacroix epitomized) and structurally (intimate heritage house museum in central Paris, with garden and event hire).
• Musée Gustave Moreau: Parisian artist studio museum dedicated to Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau, occupying his preserved apartment and studio. Closely comparable to the Delacroix museum in format (artist home-museum), scale (small staff, single location), and business model (admissions, private events, retail, educational programs).

Broad incumbents

• Musée d'Orsay: Major Paris national museum housing the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces, including works by artists in the Delacroix museum's collection. Comparable as a French national museum with curatorial depth in 19th-century art, but with a much broader thematic mandate.
• Musée du Louvre: Parent public establishment to which the Delacroix museum has been attached since 2004. Comparable as a Paris national museum with shared ticketing, governance, and collections expertise, though vastly larger in scale and scope.
• Musée de l'Orangerie: Paris museum in the Tuileries Garden, also part of the Louvre network (similar to the Delacroix museum's affiliation). Comparable as a Louvre satellite museum in Paris operating exhibitions, ticketing, and retail within a heritage setting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/museedelacroix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mus%C3%A9e-national-eug%C3%A8ne-delacroix

Compliance2 records

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Profiles6 records

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