Tours
The Degas Tour is designed to portray the life of the Artist during the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War in his family home at 2306 Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans.
I am preparing another (painting) less complicated and more spontaneous, better art, where the people are all in summer dress, white walls, a sea of cotton on the tables. Edgar Degas, New Orleans, February 18, 1873
The Degas House is remarkable even in a city filled with history. Degas resided in this House (1872 – 1873) with his maternal relatives, the Musson Family, whose business was cotton. While he resided in the House, Degas created at least twenty-two works of art including the detailed scene of Michel Musson’s office below.
Guided tours are conducted by Edgar Degas’ great grand niece and are by appointment only.
Call 504.821.5009 to schedule a tour.
The tour highlights two of the Artist’s most famous works:
A Cotton Office in New Orleans (Portraits in a Cotton Office), 1873 Musee des Beaux-Arts, Pau the first Impressionist painting ever purchased by a museum, marking marked the beginning of the official recognition of Impressionism as a significant art movement.
Portrait of Mme Rene De Gas nee Estelle Musson, 1872-73 New Orleans Museum of Art.
Tour length is approximately one hour and includes a viewing of our award-winning
documentary, “Degas in New Orleans: A Creole Sojourn.”
Donation:
$12.50 per person
*Groups can be accommodated with advanced notice