Claude Monet is one of the best-known and most popular French painters. Considered one of the founders of Impressionism, this 19th-century artist left a lasting mark on the art world with his unique style, his masterpieces and his famous garden - which can still be visited today.
Claude Monet is a major figure in the art world, and a favorite of many. So the question quickly becomes: where can you admire his works in Paris?
Lovers of painting, rejoice: Paris museums are exhibiting many of Monet's paintings, including some of his best-known. How lucky we are! We don't need to cross oceans or continents, we can simply take the metro to admire the painter's great works.
So here we are, following in Claude Monet's footsteps in Paris. First and most obvious stop: the Musée de l'Orangerie! As you probably know, this museum, located in the Tuileries gardens, is home to eight monumental canvases: the Water Lilies. These are the painter's masterpieces, sublimated in rooms specially designed to admire and showcase them. To come face-to-face with these paintings is a unique experience, and one you must not miss!
The Musée de l'Orangerie also conserves and exhibits several of the master's paintings, which can be found in the museum's permanent collections.
In Paris, the museum with the most Monet paintings is the Musée d'Orsay. Dedicated to Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, this temple to the arts boasts some 150 works by Claude Monet. Some of these are on display in the museum's permanent collections. These include Déjeuner sur l'herbe, Coquelicots, Femme à l'ombrelle, Etretat landscapes, Gare Saint-Lazare, Cathédrale de Rouen, the famous Meules... The list goes on, and includes some of the painter's best-known and most admired works.
We're now heading for Paris's 16th arrondissement. The Musée Marmottan Monet also has the privilege of exhibiting several works by Claude Monet. The museum's collections include the essential Impression, soleil levant, as well as several paintings and studies from Les Nymphéas, Le Train dans la neige, En promenade près d'Argenteuil, Le Pont de l'Europe, gare Saint-Lazare, Londres, le Parlement, reflets sur la Tamise...
Finally, the Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts in Paris, is also exhibiting a painting by Claude Monet: Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt, winter effect.
Now you're ready to take a stroll through Monet 's works in Paris!
Monet and Time at the Orangerie Museum: An Exhibition Exploring the Moment, the Duration, and the Water Lilies
At the Orangerie Museum, the exhibition "Monet and Time" delves into how Claude Monet captured moments, the passage of time, and the evolving landscape through his series and the Water Lilies cycle, running from September 30, 2026, to March 29, 2027. [Read more]
Monet / Sécheret: a poetic face-off between two lovers of the sea at the Musée Marmottan Monet
The Musée Marmottan Monet presents a unique tête-à-tête between Claude Monet and Jean-Baptiste Sécheret in the exhibition "Monet / Sécheret. Paysages d'eau", an artistic dialogue between Impressionism and contemporary painting, in the heart of Trouville and its changing skies. The exhibition runs from October 9, 2025 to March 15, 2026. [Read more]
Claude Monet in Paris and Ile-de-France, a walk in the footsteps of the Impressionist painter
Between the banks of the Seine in Argenteuil, the peaceful shores of Vétheuil and the smoke of the Saint-Lazare train station, Claude Monet, master Impressionist, left behind a living heritage. Let's follow in his footsteps, from house museums to unspoilt landscapes, to rediscover the emotion of his canvases, some of the most famous in the world. [Read more]
Claude Monet's Maison Impressionniste, the museum of the painter's life in Argenteuil
To discover the life of Claude Monet, there's no need to go as far as Giverny, as the Maison Impressionniste de Claude Monet in Argenteuil is home to an immersive museum about the painter. [Read more]
