Three hundred years later, the original seventeenth-century layout of the house—consisting of a 'front' segment, a courtyard, a 'back' segment and garden—is still largely intact. In the current garden room hangs an original ceiling painting from 1730, specially created for the house by
Jacob de Wit, the leading decorator of the
18th century. The work depicts
Apollo, seated on the clouds, flanked by
Minerva and the nine
Muses. The ceiling piece was housed in the
Rijksmuseum for many years but returned to its original location in 2004, after a thorough restoration, on loan from the Royal Archaeological Society (
Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap). In September 2013, the museum was expanded to include the neighboring building at Keizersgracht 399, providing the museum with more exhibition space, a larger library, and its own
collection storage. The first exhibition in the expanded Huis Marseille took place in September 2013. Since the expansion in 2013, Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography, consists of two connected buildings. Both buildings have five floors accessible to visitors, with a total of fourteen different exhibition rooms. The most striking feature of the extension is a Louis XIV-style room from the early 18th century. Over the decades, the room has featured various colors. Beneath the last cream-colored layer of paint, olive green, earth-toned, and
scarlet pigments were found. This particular shade of red is almost unique in the Netherlands in a reference room. In consultation with the Bureau for Monuments and Archaeology (
Bureau Monumenten en Archeologie), it was decided to restore the detailed red wall and ceiling moldings to their original state. ==Selected exhibitions==