DEGAS HOUSE

Edgar Degas' mother was from New Orleans. Edgar spent a short time in Louisiana, from October 1872 to March 1873. Although the climate was not suitable for him and the light was too violent for his eyes, he still had time to paint 18 works. The most famous are The Cotton Bureau in New Orleans (the Factors' Row building at the corner of Perdido and Carondelet Streets), painted in 1873, and Portrait of Estelle. Both paintings can be seen at the city's Museum of Modern Art (NOMA). The two houses and his studio are the backdrop for the visit, where the family and the work of the painter are presented. All the paintings exhibited are only posters or reproductions because David Villarrubia, the owner, chose to restore and maintain this house, rather than buying the paintings. You can't have everything! A documentary film, which has received several awards, brings the house back to life in Degas' time, the only place where the painter lived, now open to visitors. You can also stay in one of the rooms of this sumptuous house.

The guided tour lasts two hours and includes the viewing of the documentary, the visit of the house and the discovery of the neighborhood on foot to discover a lot of references to the book Letters from New Orleans by Degas. It is also possible to add a Creole breakfast to the package, which is served on site between 9 and 10 am.