Paris Orangerie Museum Guided Tour

Thanks to this tour, you’ll be able to discover all the major works on display at the Musée de l’Orangerie. Specifically, you’ll spend around 2 hours learning about a large number of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works, discovering their history, techniques and significance with the help of a tour guide. To ensure you gain entry to the museum as quickly as possible, your ticket includes a guaranteed skip-the-queue service, so you’ll be able to enter straight away without having to wait at the ticket office. Furthermore, you’ll be able to view the artworks whilst listening to the guide’s explanations without any difficulty, as the maximum group size is 8 people – in other words, small groups.

Throughout the tour, you’ll learn fascinating anecdotes about the artists behind the works, as well as the meaning behind each painting and its impact on both history and art. Furthermore, the building itself also forms part of Paris’s history. It was built in the 19th century as part of the Tuileries Gardens, but Claude Monet converted it into a museum in the 20th century. He made this decision due to the need for more art galleries in the city.

As a result, the museum houses a large number of works of art dating from the 19th and 20th centuries, comprising mainly Impressionist works but also pieces from later periods. Inside, there is a large collection of works by Claude Monet, including his famous water-lily painting, ‘Nymphéas’, and others such as ‘The Clouds’. That said, Monet is not the only Impressionist artist whose works are on display. You’ll find other famous names such as Renoir, Matisse, Rousseau and Cézanne. There are even some paintings by Picasso depicting various nudes.