Get up close and personal with two of the most important artists of the 18th century – Ingres and Delacroix – through their personal objects in this new exhibition at the Delacroix Museum, near our hotels, that has reopened after six month of works.

Artists express themselves through their art, but one can also learn more about them through they objects they choose to surround themselves with. Or so says this new exhibition Ingres et Delacroix, objets d’artistes.

A tobacco pot in the form of a fish belonging to Delacroix and his ceramic ink pot he brought back from the city of Fez in 1832, a crown of golden laurels gifted to Ingres by the inhabitants of Montauban to mark him entering the Senate, and of course his famous violin…

All these objects have stories behind them and can tell us much about their owners, showing another side of their personalities, their tastes, their sensibilities…

Linked with the exhibition you may appreciate:

— a study day at the Bourdelle Museum on 22nd April from 9am-6pm, entitled Les artistes et leurs objets : une approche sensible et mémorielle,

— a performance by illustrator Christelle Téa on 8th April from 5.30-9pm, during which she will create two artworks live, inspired by the artists’ objects in the exhibition,

— various different guided visits and workshops for kids…

— special events for Museum Night on 18th May and the Rendez-vous Aux Jardins garden event from 31st May – 2nd June…

A catalogue of the exhibition (254 pages) is also available for around 35€ here at your local amazon.

And French-speakers will find more information in the document included at the bottom of this article!

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The exhibition Ingres et Delacroix, objets d’artistes is at the Delacroix Museum (here) until 10th June 2024

Open every day except Tuesdays from 9.30am-5.30pm (9pm the first Thursdays of the months, except in August). Closed 1st May

Admission: 9€ (or 22€ including entrance to the Louvre)

Free entrance the first Sunday of the month and on 14th July

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To consult the teaching resource related to the exhibition (in French), simply click the ‘fullscreen’ button to the bottom right of the image below.

Exposition Ingres et Delacr… by Jason Whittaker