Does anyone have recent experience visiting this museum? Going to be in Paris in November and planning a visit. Thanks.

It's closed for renovation and not scheduled to re-open for a couple of years. <BR> <BR>BTilke (Brussels)

Hi <BR> <BR>yes, it is a bummer. every time I go, the sign teases with a new date to re-open... I just got back and had expected it to be open - it wasn't. <BR> <BR>it appears that they are serious this time - the date is way in the future - a few years at least. <BR> <BR>oh well! <BR> <BR>Beth

Why be sad about THAT?? There are so many museums in Paris to be discovered. <BR>Isn't that so? ;-) <BR>

Lin, <BR> <BR>Go to the Marmottan instead, if you enjoy Monet and Impressionism, and also to D'Orsay. I also miss L'Orangerie, but these are alternatives. <BR> <BR>Regards, <BR> <BR>S

Disappointing. Thanks. I will definitely go back to the Musee D'Orsay. Don't know the Marmottan. I'll look into that. Also the Pompidou Centre.

Lin: Just found out about an interesting exhibition at the Grand Palais which opened on Oct. 11 and will last until January 14, 2001. <BR>Paris-Barcelone: From Gaudi to Miro. <BR> <BR>It's on MY list for December. Might be of interest to you as well. <BR> <BR>PS: When in the Centre Pompidou, go for a light meal or tea at the restaurant "Georges", 6th floor. Terrific view over Paris.

sorry: that should be Januar 14, 2002, of course.

My wife and I went to Musee Marmottan <BR>It is a private museum located in the 16th Arr. As I recall we got off at the La Muette metro stop and walked through a small park called Ranelagh. <BR> <BR>The museum does contain some works by Monet, but many of them are of the same subject because he was obviously experimenting with different techniques and color mixes. <BR> <BR>It is an interesting visit for Monet fans and art historians. I am glad I went because I enjoy tracing the development of various masterworks. <BR> <BR>The Musee d'Orsay is the premier place to visit. While it is not nearly as large as the Louvre, the selection is interesting and well presented. <BR>If you go to Musee d'Orsay, eating in the restaurant is a treat. The tiramisu is the best I have found so far in Europe. <BR> <BR>(I don't mean the fast food corner that some people mistake for the restaurant.) <BR>

pardon, but isn't one of impressionism's most famous paintings, actually the one that the impressionism movement got its name from itself in the Musee Marmottan? - definitely THE place if you have the "orangerie is closed" blues

The painting lending its name to the movement is the "Impression Soleil Levant," and it hangs in the Marmottan. The Marmottan is regarded by many as having the second most important collection of impressionistic and post-impressionistic art in Paris. Generously endowed by Monet's son. Dozens of Water Lillies, among many others. Good representantative works of Monet and his friends. The museum is usually not crowded (don't tell a soul)and well worth the travel, by Metro and then foot, through a very pleasant part of the 16th arrondissement. Only down side: it does not participate in the Carte Musee program. I suspect, but don't know, that it is not affected by the strike fever that periodically sweeps Paris.