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Musée Marmottan Monet

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A few years ago the underrated Marmottan tacked Monet onto its official name—and justly so, as this is the largest collection of the artist's works anywhere. Monet's works, donated by his son Michel, occupy a specially built basement gallery in this elegant 19th-century mansion, once the hunting lodge of the Duke de Valmy, where you can find such captivating works as the Cathédrale de Rouen series (1892-96) and Impression: Soleil Levant (Impression: Sunrise, 1872), the work that helped give the Impressionist movement its name. Other exhibits include letters exchanged by Impressionist painters Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt. Upstairs, the mansion still feels like a graciously decorated private home. Empire furnishings fill the salons overlooking the Jardin de Ranelagh on one side and the hotel's private yard on the other. There's also a captivating room of illuminated medieval manuscripts. To best understand the collection's context, buy an English-language catalog in the museum shop on your way in.

  • Cost: EUR 9
  • Open: Tues. 11-9, Wed.-Sun. 11-6
  • Metro: La Muette
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