Last Updated on: 26th May 2025, 05:33 pm
Opening hours
- Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm (last admissions: 5 pm)
- Late nights: Thursday, to 9 pm (last admission: 8 pm)
- Galleries close 15 minutes before museum closing time
- Closed Mondays, 1 May, 25 December, and 1 January
Skip the line by buying your tickets online. Check out the availability calendar and pick the best date for your visit.
Reservations aren’t required, though. If you can’t decide upon a date, just go whenever you can and buy your ticket on the spot.
Most people on their first visit to Paris wish to visit the Louvre, to see the Mona Lisa. Since there are millions of visitors each and every year, this results in endless lines and crowds that make this experience anything but romantic.
What if you could enjoy the world’s largest collection of Claude Monet paintings and many other impressionist works of art, without having to put up with such crowds?
There was a line, but I got inside in less than 30 minutes
I stumbled upon the Marmottan Monet museum while taking a walk to see two of the ancient train stops on La Petite Ceinture, turned into fancy brasseries: Auteuil and Le Flandrin.
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As I was walking along Boulevard Suchet from Porte de la Muette towards Porte d’Auteuil, I had the surprise to see a banner on a very elegant Belle Époque mansion, advertising a temporary exhibition, ‘Eugène Boudin, the father of Impressionism: a private collection’.
I hadn’t bought my ticket online, so I had to do the line at the entrance.
People coming with tickets were allowed access right away.
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That was the Marmottan Monet museum, a true gem, hosted into this beautiful building in the elegant 16th arrondissement, near Bois de Boulogne.
As my long-planned trip to Giverny from Paris wasn’t going to happen any time soon because of the dark and stormy weather, the Marmottan Monet museum was exactly what I needed to get my impressionism fix for this spring.
How To Get to the Marmottan Monet Museum?
Despite its residential location, the Marmottan Monet museum is very easy to reach by public transport.
By Metro: take Line 9 to La Muette station, and walk for about 5 minutes.
By RER: take RER C to Boulainvilliers station, and then walk for about 10 minutes.
By Bus:
- Line 22, stop: La Muette – Boulainvilliers
- Line 32, stop: Louis Boilly or Ingres
- Line 52, stop: La Muette – Boulainvilliers
- Line 63, stop: Porte de la Muette
- Line 70, stop : Louis-Boilly or Ingres
- Line P.C. 1, stop: Ernest Hebert or Porte de Passy
Porte de la Muette (the Seagull Gate)
Why Visit the Marmottan Monet Museum?
Marmottan Monet offers the most authentic, comprehensive, and moving Monet experience available anywhere in the world.
In addition, it boasts lots of works by other impressionist artists such as Carmontelle, Berhte Morisot, Manet, Degas, Sisley, Pissaro, Delacroix, Gauguin, and Rodin.
The museum is in a very beautiful mansion and it features many furniture items and accessories
There are benches for the visitors to sit while admiring the paintings
Eugene Boudin – Petite metairie aux environs d’Honfleur
More Boudain paintings
Carmontelle – The Lake and Chinese Pavillion in the Park at Le Raincy[/caption]
Here are a few more reasons to add this hidden treasure to your Paris bucket list:
- The personal touch: This isn’t just any Monet collection – it’s the artist’s own family collection, donated by his son Michel
- Beyond the water lilies: While Giverny shows you where Monet lived, Marmottan shows you what he kept for himself
- The complete picture: From his groundbreaking early works to his final, almost abstract late paintings – the full evolution of an artistic genius
- Exclusive access: Paintings here that exist nowhere else, including works Monet never intended for public sale
Last but not least, visiting this museum is an excellent opportunity to take a glimpse into this area of Paris, with its amazingly clean air, with its huge trees and tranquil parks, with its perfect residential gardens and its merry birds chirping.
The 16th arrondissement is the perfect stage for your romance. Bring your date here to impress them.
Beyond Monet: Other Impressionists & Rotating Exhibitions
Managed by Academie des Beaux Arts, the Marmottan Monet museum hosts the world’s largest Berthe Morissot collection, as well as temporary exhibitions featuring classic and modern artists.
Should you visit it in 2025, you’ll also see two temporary exhibitions:
- Eugène Boudin, the father of Impressionism: a private collection – available until August 31st, 2025
- Françoise Pétrovitch – Soleils, part of the “Unexpected Dialogues” series – available until September 15th, 2025
Keep an eye on their official website to learn more about upcoming events and exhibitions.
The Swords Room – La Salle des Epées – Amazing Craft Work & Symbolism
La Salle des Epées (The Swords Room) hosts a collection of academicians’ swords.
Paul Marmottan bequeathed his home to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, which inherited the building and its collections at his death on March 15, 1932.This explains the presence of these swords as part of a permanent collection of the museum.
Even though I don’t care too much about swords and other weapons, I urge you to take a closer look at these amazing artifacts, as they are nothing short of amazing.
A sword with a G clef guard, belonging to an academy member who’s a musician.
Each and every sword in the collection has a story – they are all so beautiful!
What I liked the most about the Marmottan Monet museum was the thoughtfully selected lighting.
The paintings were brighter than the environmental lights, therefore standing out in a beautiful, impressionist-style way.
The paintings appeared as if they were glowing in the dark
You can read more about the history of the Marmottan Monet museum here.
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