Underground & cool · Free Romantic-era house-museum · €
Musée de la Vie Romantique
At the foot of a private alley in old Nouvelle Athènes, the painter Ary Scheffer's 1830 house — reopened February 2026 — keeps the parlour where Chopin, Liszt and George Sand passed Friday evenings, plus the plaster cast of Sand's arm and Chopin's hand.
Long-running
The garden tea room under the glass roof is the reason regulars come back; permanent rooms are free.
Address16 rue Chaptal, 75009 Paris
Arrondissement9e
Price€ · Permanent collection free
HoursTue–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mon
Verified openJune 2026
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Confirmed currently operating as of June 2026, cross-checked against 1 source:
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