It is a highly symbolic date. On February 14, the day of all passions, the Museum of Romantic Life finally reopens its doors after more than a year of silence. And to celebrate this rebirth, it invites us to look up – Facing the Sky – in an exhibition that celebrates Romanticism in the open air. Not that of modern hearts, but that of the painters who sought infinity in light. Still relatively unknown to the general public, Paul Huet (1803-1869) was one of the first to shake the certainties of his time. Inspired by Turner and Constable, he abandoned the rigor of the academies to follow the tumult of nature, painting the storm as one would paint an emotion. For him, the wind is a palpitation. The sky, a mirror of the soul. Clouds tear themselves apart there like thwarted love; the light softens like a rediscovered kiss. His landscapes, feverish and melancholic, make the heart beat faster as much as they dazzle the eye. Through these tormented skies, Huet invents a language before Impressionism, that of pure feeling, of inner turmoil. Corot and Monet would remember him. The exhibition brings his canvases together with those of Delacroix, Rousseau, and Courbet, offering us a dialogue between artists possessed by the same vertigo. A Valentine's Day with your head in the clouds—for lovers of the sky… and of true emotions.

MUSEUM OF ROMANTIC LIFE
From February 14 to August 31, 2026
16 rue Chaptal, 75009 - Metro Saint-Georges (Line 12)
Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-6pm
Price: €12 - Reduced price: €10 - Free for under 18s