Built in 1852, under the Second Empire, to house during the winter the orange trees decorating the garden of the Tuileries palace, the current Orangerie museum has undergone several work campaigns aimed at consolidating the building and transforming it. In 1921, he was assigned to the Under-Secretariat of State for Fine Arts in order to exhibit living artists. Georges Clemenceau, then President of the Council, proposes to install there the great ensemble of the Nymphéas, a masterpiece that opens new avenues announcing the 20th century and that Claude Monet offered to the State at the end of the First World War to celebrate the armistice and peace. He inaugurated the "Claude Monet museum" in 1927, a few months after the artist’s death. In 1966, the choice by the State to exhibit the Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume collection, acquired in 1959 and 1963, gave its definitive appearance to the "first museum of modern French art" accessible to the public. Informations Free, On-site registration within the limit of available places, go to the reception desk half an hour before the visit. Accessibility

• Hearing Impairment
• Mobility Impairment

Address
Place de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France, Paris, Île-de-France, France