Musée de l'Orangerie
The Museum of Monet's Water Lilies
Musée de l'Orangerie
The Museo Orangerie o Museo de la Orangerie, is the museum that houses a series of large Water Lilies paintings, masterworks donated by Monet himself to France in 1922.
These works by Monet are displayed in two oval-walled rooms with diffused light, exactly as the artist intended them to be shown.
What to See at the Musée de l'Orangerie
Also on permanent display, alongside Monet's works, is an important collection featuring pieces by Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, Cézanne y Renoir.
The museum is housed in un bello invernadero of orange trees built in 1853, in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris.
It is a pleasant museum to explore and well worth a visit.
Just a few meters from the museum stands Place de la Concorde and on the opposite side, the world's most famous museum, the Louvre. Very close to other Paris Attractions.
Prices
13,50€. Buy Musée de l'Orangerie ticket and save time in queues.
Entrada gratis: the first Sundays of the month. Find out more about free museums in Paris.
Included free if you have the Paris Pass tourist card
Opening Hours
Wednesday to Monday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Closed on Tuesdays
Address
Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris, France
Getting There
Metro Concorde
See More Paris Museums.
Attractions near the Musée de l'Orangerie
You can walk from here to these nearby attractions
Take a break in the Tuileries Gardens
Public gardens in Paris located between the Place de la Concorde and the Louvre Museum. A pleasant stroll right in the heart of the city.
Discover the Place de la Concorde
A Paris square where executions by guillotine took place, including that of Marie Antoinette.
What to See at the Louvre Museum
France's National Museum, with a collection dedicated to fine arts, archaeology, and decorative arts from before the Impressionist era.
Musée d'Orsay
The world's largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings.
