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Musée de l'Orangerie

Museums ·Paris ·Closed
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Enfant et Cie** EUR 10

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Musée de l’Orangerie is an art museum in Paris’s Tuileries Garden, beside Place de la Concorde, known for Monet’s Water Lilies.

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Why go

  • Claude Monet’s eight Water Lilies paintings fill two oval rooms.
  • The Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume collection includes paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, Picasso and Matisse.
  • Try the virtual reality experience about Claude Monet and water.

Plan your visit

Prices

Enfant et Cie**EUR 10

From the venue's website · checked 27 Oct 2026

Opening hours

Today09:00 – 18:00Show all
Monday09:00 – 18:00
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday09:00 – 18:00
Thursday09:00 – 18:00
Friday09:00 – 18:00
Saturday09:00 – 18:00
Sunday09:00 – 18:00

Don't miss

  • ArgenteuilSee Monet’s 1874 painting, among the earliest works in the Walter-Guillaume collection.In the museum’s collection galleries
  • Grand commandant blancLook for Alain Kirili’s outdoor sculpture.Outside the museum
  • Rodin bronze castsLook for the three bronze casts outdoors.Outside the museum

Know before you go

  • Open Monday and Wednesday to Sunday, 09:00–18:00.
  • Closed on 1 May, 14 July and 25 December.
  • Tickets can be bought online through the museum’s ticketing site.

What's inside

  • Temporary exhibition spaces
  • An auditorium
  • An education space
  • A library

With kids

  • Activities for ages 2 and up and 5 and up use touch to explore selected artworks.
  • The reading corner has play and educational resources related to the collection. Sound nooks play podcasts and audio works inspired by the artworks.
  • Workshops use materials by Zim&Zou to make paper water lilies.

Tips for your visit

  • The family area has space to play, relax, draw and read, with activities inspired by Monet’s Water Lilies and his garden in Giverny.

Interesting facts4

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  1. 91 metres

    Monet’s eight panels are each two metres high and span 91 metres in two oval rooms arranged like an infinity symbol.

    Musée de l'Orangerie - Wikipedia

  2. The Water Lilies rooms have skylights to let visitors see the paintings in natural light.

    Musée de l'Orangerie - Wikipedia

  3. Parts of a 400-year-old wall from the time of Louis XIII are visible in the museum.

    Musée de l’Orangerie - Wikipedia
  4. 25 Renoirs

    The Walter-Guillaume collection includes 25 Renoirs, 15 Cézannes, 12 Picassos and 10 Matisses.

    Musée de l'Orangerie - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

Built as an orangery for the Tuileries Garden, the building became an art museum after the State assigned it to Fine Arts in 1921. Monet’s Water Lilies donation led to two oval galleries, which opened in 1927. A renovation completed in 2006 restored daylight to Monet’s rooms and added underground galleries.

  1. 1852Firmin Bourgeois designed the orangery, completed by Louis Visconti to shelter the Tuileries Garden’s citrus trees in winter.
  2. 1921The State assigned the building to Fine Arts for exhibitions of living artists’ work.
  3. 1922Claude Monet’s donation of eight Water Lilies paintings to France was finalized.
  4. 1927The Musée Claude Monet opened with the Water Lilies displayed in two oval rooms designed to Monet’s instructions.
  5. 1930The museum joined the Louvre, and temporary exhibitions opened in its western half.
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  1. 1936A Rubens exhibition attracted one million visitors.
  2. 1959–1963The Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume collections entered the museum.
  3. 2000–2006Renovation restored natural light to the Water Lilies rooms and added underground collection galleries.

Sources: Musée de l'Orangerie - Wikipedia · Paris/1st arrondissement - Wikivoyage (see) · Musée de l'Orangerie · Musée de l'Orangerie · Musée de l'Orangerie · L’Écho des Nymphéas • Carte blanche à Wajdi Mou… · Musée de l’Orangerie - Wikipedia · Musée de l'Orangerie - Wikipedia · Musee de l Orangerie: booking (its own site) · Musee de l Orangerie: tickets (its own site) · Family area | Musée de l'Orangerie · checked 5 Oct 2026

Where
Jardin des Tuileries - Cote Seine Place de la Concorde, Paris

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Questions and answers

How much are tickets to Musée de l’Orangerie?

The listed Enfant et Cie** price is 10 EUR.

What are Musée de l’Orangerie’s opening hours?

It is open Monday and Wednesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 18:00. It closes on 1 May, 14 July and 25 December.

How do I get to Musée de l’Orangerie?

It is in the Tuileries Garden beside Place de la Concorde, near Concorde metro station.

Can children visit Musée de l’Orangerie?

Yes. Its family area welcomes children aged 0–12 with accompanying adults and has art activities, a reading corner and workshops.

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