7 Impressionist Museums In Paris You Must See (And Around)

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| By : Christine
I’m a retired 65 years old and I live in western Paris. Born in Alsace, I have always lived in this beautiful region of eastern France. Passionate about travel, culture and literature. Find me on Linkedin.

Bonjour les amis !

Are you passionate about 19th century Impressionist art and paintings.

You’re not alone! So am I 🙂

How lucky we are in Paris and throughout France to have superb museums dedicated to Impressionist art!

Here’s my personal selection of the best impressionist museums to visit in and around Paris (just 2 or 3 hours away by car or better, by train…)

Christine

PS : please share in comments your best impressionist museums visits :

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Impressionist Museums In Paris

And here is my personal selection of the best impressionist museums in Paris (France) in 2023 :

1. Musée d’Orsay (paris)

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  • Museum : Impressionist
  • Country : France
  • Region : Ile de France
  • City : Paris
  • District (Arrondissement): 07
  • Address : 1 Rue de la Légion d’Honneur 75007 Paris
  • Phone : +33 1 40 49 48 14
  • Opened hours : everyday from 9:30 AM to 6 PM, Thursday to 9:45 PM (closed Monday)
  • Tickets : 16 € Full rate. Free for under 18 years old, EU citizens between 18 and 25 y.o, people with disabilities…etc. Reservation is strongly recommended.
  • Description : housed in the former Gare d’Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. Dedicated to the arts of the 19th century and more specifically to the period 1848-1914. The museum has a rich collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist art, making it one of the largest in the world!

2. Musée Marmottan Monet (paris)

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  • Museum : Impressionist
  • Country : France
  • Region : Ile de France
  • City : Paris
  • District (Arrondissement): 16
  • Address : 2 Rue Louis Boilly 75016 Paris
  • Phone : +33 1 44 96 50 33
  • Opened hours : everyday from 10 AM to 6 PM, Thursday to 9 PM (closed Monday)
  • Tickets : 14,50 € Full rate. Free for under 18 years old, student under 18 yo, people with disabilities…etc Reservation is strongly recommended.
  • Description : The Musée Marmottan Monet is an art museum dedicated to artist Claude Monet. The collection features over three hundred Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet, including his 1872 “Impression, Sunrise.”

3. Musée de l’Orangerie (paris)

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  • Museum : Impressionist
  • Country : France
  • Region : Ile de France
  • City : Paris
  • District (Arrondissement): 01
  • Address : Jardin des Tuileries 75001 Paris
  • Phone : +33 1 44 50 43 00
  • Opened hours : everyday from 9 AM to 6 PM (closed Tuesday)
  • Tickets : 12,50 € Full price. Free under 18 years old, EU citizens betwen 18 and 25 yo, student of arts history, people with disabilities…etc. Reservation is strongly recommended.
  • Description : The Musée de l’Orangerie is an art gallery of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings located in the west corner of the Tuileries Garden next to the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The museum is most famous for its display of Claude Monet’s Water Lilies series.

Impressionist Museums Near Paris

There is a cultural life and museums outside Paris in France ! 🙂

Let me introduce some impressionist museums near Paris and around in 2023 : Giverny, Rouen, Le Havre…

4. Museum of Impressionism Giverny (Giverny)

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  • Museum : Impressionist
  • Country : France
  • Region : Normandy (Northern France)
  • Department: Eure
  • City : Giverny (75 km from Paris, about 1h30 by car via A14 and A13)
  • Address : 99 Rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny
  • Phone : +33 2 32 51 94 65
  • Opened hours : from 10 AM to 6 PM everyday (no closed days)
  • Tickets : 7,80€ full price adults and seniors; 6,30€ for students, disabled, unemployed; free for under 18 yers old, teachers, journalists…etc
  • Description : An art museum dedicated to the Impressionist movement and its precursors in the 19th century. The museum features works by artists such as Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas.

5. Fondation Monet in Giverny (Giverny)

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  • Museum : Impressionist
  • Country : France
  • Region : Normandy (Northern France)
  • Department: Eure
  • City : Giverny (75 km from Paris, about 1h30 by car via A14 and A13)
  • Address : 99 Rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny
  • Phone : +33 2 32 51 28 21
  • Opened hours : from 9:30 AM to 6 PM everyday (no closed days)
  • Tickets : 11,50€ full price adults; 7€ between 7 and 17 years old; 7€ for students, 6€ for disabled
  • Description : The Fondation Monet in Giverny is an art museum dedicated to the life and work of Claude Monet. The museum features works by Monet and other artists who were inspired by him.

6. Rouen Museum of Fine Arts – Meeting of Metropolitan Museums – RMM (Rouen)

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  • Museum : Impressionist
  • Country : France
  • Region : Normandy (Northern France)
  • Department: Seine-Maritime
  • City : Rouen (136 km from Paris via A13, about 2h13 by car, 1h16 by train)
  • Address : Esplanade Marcel Duchamp, 76000 Rouen
  • Phone : +33 2 35 71 28 40
  • Opened hours : from 10 AM to 6 PM everyday (closed Tuesday)
  • Tickets : free !
  • Description : The art museum features works by artists such as Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas.

7. Museum of Modern Art André Malraux (Le Havre)

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  • Museum : Impressionist
  • Country : France
  • Region : Normandy (Northern France)
  • Department: Seine-Maritime
  • City : Le Havre (197 km from Paris via A13, about 2h44 by car, 2h24 by train)
  • Address : 2 Bd Clemenceau, 76600 Le Havre
  • Phone : +33 2 35 19 62 62
  • Opened hours : from 11 AM to 6 PM everyday except to 7PM Saturday and Sunday (Monday closed)
  • Tickets : Summer : 10€ full price, 6€ reduced price; Rest of the year : 7€ full price, 5€ reduced price.
  • Description : The Museum of Modern Art André Malraux is an art museum located in Normandy. The museum features works by artists such as Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas.

I’m very happy to share with you my passion for impressionism art and impressionist artists of 19th century in France.

I hope you can visit some of them during your trip in Paris and France !

Don’t hesitate to share in comments your discoveries concerning museums or news of impressionism. 🙂

Christine



You also ask about impressionist museums in Paris (and around) :

What museum in Paris has Impressionist art?

3 main museums in Paris have Impressionist Art :

  1. Musée d’Orsay (Paris 7ème arrondissement)
  2. Musée Marmottan Monet (Paris 16)
  3. Musée de l’Orangerie (Paris 01)

Please read above details about these 3 Impressionist museums in Paris !

Where is the Impressionist Museum in Paris?

The 3 main impressionist museums in Paris are located in Paris center and Paris West :

  1. Musée d’Orsay in Paris Center : 1 Rue de la Légion d’Honneur 75007 Paris (District 07)
  2. Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris West: 2 Rue Louis Boilly 75016 Paris (District 16)
  3. Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris Center : Jardin des Tuileries 75001 Paris (District 01)

Please read above details about these 3 Impressionist museums in Paris !

Which museum has the most Impressionist art?

The museum with most Impressionist art in the world is the Musée d’Orsay in Paris (07).

It is the biggest collection of the Impressionism movement born in 1860s in France with Parisian painters like Claude Monet, Renoir, Manet, Degas…etc.

Please read above details about the most impressionist art in Paris and around.

What museum has the best Monet collection?

The museum with the best Monet collection in the world is probably the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris (16).

With over 300 Impressionist and Post-Impressionism paintings from Claude Monet.

Please read above details about the best Monet collection in Paris and region.


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