4 Museums You Need To Rediscover in Paris
Firstimers or habitués, these classics never get old and are often missed:
MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE
The Musée National de l'Orangerie is a French museum of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, located in the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, attached to the Musée d'Orsay since 2010. In addition to the famous cycle of Water Lilies, eight large paintings by Claude Monet which cover the walls of two large oval rooms, the museum presents works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, and more.
Address: Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris.
MUSÉE PICASSO
The Picasso Museum is the French national museum dedicated to the life and work of Pablo Picasso as well as the artists who were linked to him during his life and art.
Address: 5 Rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris.
MUSÉE RODIN
The Rodin Museum is a museum ensuring the conservation of the work of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). The museum keeps collections of great diversity because Rodin was an artist collector; it mainly presents sculptures and some paintings, located on the left bank in Paris. The museum also presents a beautifully curated garden and outdoor space that are perfect for a sunny afternoon break.
Address: 77 Rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris.
MUSÉE MARMOTTANT MONET
Originally Paul Marmottan's magnificent private mansion, Marmottan Monet Museum represents its Haute Epoque collections (paintings, sculptures, illuminations) and Empire, it is the setting for the world's leading collection of works by Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot. A mecca for Impressionism, it also preserves numerous masterpieces by Delacroix, Boudin, Manet, Degas, Caillebotte, Sisley, Pissarro, Gauguin, and Rodin.
Address: 2 Rue Louis Boilly, 75016 Paris.
