Want to see Delacroix's ceiling in person? Free library tours
Outside parliamentary sessions, the National Assembly opens its library to the public free of charge, by reservation — a chance to see Delacroix's painted ceilings in person, the very subject at the heart of the project.
Since it reopened, the National Assembly's library has been open to the public free of charge outside parliamentary sessions, by simple online reservation. The room — sometimes nicknamed the "Sistine Chapel of Delacroix" for the roughly 400 m² of ceiling he painted — is particularly rewarding to visit in person: the decor is seen at close range, in one of the few spaces of its kind open to the public in Paris.
Free slots fill up quickly, but new dates are added regularly — the booking link is below.
To get a feel for the space before booking, a short video filmed on site offers a preview of the library and its decor. It's precisely this same ceiling the Digital Delacroix project is now studying through high-resolution imaging and artificial intelligence — a chance to see in person what the team examines on screen.
Source: "Culturez-vous" video (opens in a new tab) on YouTube.
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