Museum of Romantic Life set to reopen in Paris on Valentine’s Day

It closed to the public in 2024 for a major overhaul

The Musée de la Vie Romantique will reopen next month (Pierre Antoine/Musee de la Vie Romantique)

Paris’s Museum of Romantic Life is set to reopen on Valentine’s Day after 16 months of “major renovations”.

The public can visit the Musée de la Vie Romantique, located near the base of Montmartre, from next month.

On Valentine’s Day (14 February), the museum is inviting lovebirds back in for a different kind of celebration with “activities, discovering and moments of sharing”.

The Rose Bakery tearoom will offer “delicious surprises”, designed to celebrate this museum’s new chapter in the City of Love.

The Museum of Romantic Life closed its doors on 16 September 2024 for a major €3.8 million (£3.3 million) renovation, including the restoration of its pavilion, an improved visitor reception, gift shop and more accessible routes through the collections.

The museum opened to the public in 1987, after extensive renovations of the former home of painter Ary Scheffer.

Now, the permanent collections have been “completely redesigned” to highlight paintings by Scheffer and the idea of romance more generally.

General access to the museum is free, with some time-limited exhibits subject to a fee.

The Chopin Museum in Warsaw temporarily housed its collection during the closure.

The museum said of the reopening event: “Rediscover the museum with tailor-made visits for children and adults, let yourself be surprised by impromptu musical moments in the inaugural exhibition and, in the evening, dance your best slow dance in the museum courtyard to close this exceptional day.”

Upcoming exhibitions include a tribute to Paul Huet and his passion for skies, on until 30 August.

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