The district that is today the 9th arrondisement became in the Romantic age (1820-1848) the heart of literary, musical, theatrical and artistic Paris and came to be called the “New Athens”. The painters Théodore Géricault, Eugène Delacroix, Gustave Moreau, Théodore Chassériau, Horace Vernet, Paul Delaroche, the writers Alexandre Dumas & Victor Hugo, the ballet star Marie Taglioni, the opera singer Pauline Viardot, the great actor François-Joseph Talma, the actresses Catherine-Joséphine Duchesnois & Mademoiselle Mars, the famous courtesan La Paiva and many more lived here. The notorious writer George Sand lived with her lover, Frédéric Chopin, in the London-inspired Square d’Orléans which is part of our walk.

Please join us for a walking tour of Nouvelle Athenes on ThursdayDate:, June 26, 2025 at 9:30am.

Meeting point:
Courtyard of Musée de la Vie romantique,
16 Rue Chaptal
75009 Paris.

This event is open to AFMO Members at the Patron-level and above.

All invitations are personal and non-transferable.

Image: Paris-Historique