Paris: Musée Gustave Moreau
Operating Hours:Wednesday - Monday: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Tuesday
The Vibe:A Symbolist's house, spiral stair and all
The Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau turned his family home into a museum before his death. Its studios hold hundreds of his dreamlike, mythological works.
A dramatic wrought-iron spiral staircase links two crowded studio floors. Canvases cover the walls from floor to ceiling in jewel-like colour.
- The house-museum the painter designed himself
- Hundreds of Symbolist paintings, watercolours and drawings
- Famous for its sculptural spiral staircase
- A quiet gem in the Nouvelle Athènes quarter
Fit For
- 🌍 Culture travellers: "A complete Symbolist world in one house."
- 📸 Photographers: "The spiral staircase is a photographer's favourite."
- 🧳 Solo: "An absorbing hour among crowded canvases."
- 💕 Couples: "A quiet, atmospheric museum off the trail."
Highlights
- The wrought-iron spiral staircase between studios
- 'Jupiter and Semele' and other large canvases
- Cabinets of watercolours and drawings on rollers
- The painter's preserved apartment — Hidden Gem
- Walls hung floor to ceiling with his work
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