Will Alain Delon's castle in the Loiret become a museum?

Alain Delon's house, soon a museum?

On October 20, when Anthony Delon was the guest of France Inter, he mentioned the idea of ​​transforming the Douchy estate into a museum open to the public.

Bringing the house of an icon to life

This is the first time that Alain Delon's eldest son has spoken about the future of this property since the death of his father. “It was not one of his wishes that it not become a public place” he explains before adding: “I think he would like it.” » Anthony Delon says he goes to Douchy two to three times a week and wants to continue to keep this house, dear to his father's heart, alive. It is here that the legend of French cinema left us last August, the chapel in the garden becoming the actor's final resting place. Anthony Delon keeps in mind that this decision concerns all of their siblings — for the moment, neither Anouchka nor Alain-Fabien have spoken on the subject. Transforming a personality's private property into a museum and place of pilgrimage for fans is an idea recently adopted by Charlotte Gainsbourg, for example. Last year, the latter officially inaugurated Maison Gainsbourg, the former house of Serge Gainsbourg on rue de Verneuil, in Paris. Building on its success and after four years of work, the museum is (almost) always full.

What about Douchy, at Alain Delon?

But transforming Douchy into a museum could prove much more complicated. First of all, its surface area, 120 hectares, is titanic; in addition, the garden includes the chapel where Alain Delon is buried as well as the cemetery of his dogs, spaces which are intimate. When he bought the Domaine de la Brûlerie, Alain Delon had an artificial beach installed – we presume that it still exists: would the exterior and its pond be a delight for adults and children if they were open to all? And if the interior was initially decorated by Mireille Darc in the 1970s, we know that it has remained in its original state. An area in which Maison Gainsbourg excels! To be continued.