Skip-the-line guided tour of the Musée de l'Orangerie
Attractions & guided tours

Skip-the-line guided tour of the Musée de l'Orangerie

Free cancellation
Language: English
Availability: On selected dates
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: up to 1 hour 30 minutes
Do this because
  • More than a tour - your guide will share their love of art history with you
  • Explore at your leisure and spend more time at your favorite parts
  • Save time and see more with skip-the-line access
What to expect

Once the winter home for orange trees belonging to the royals, today the Orangerie is dedicated to some of the most famous names in French art. On this 1.5 to 2 hour guided museum tour, your enthusiastic guide will lead you through its halls, revealing why this often forgotten collection is one of Paris’s most impressive.

You’ll stroll through the beautiful Tuileries Garden to reach the Orangerie. Established as a museum in the early 20th century, it became home to art that no longer fit in Paris’s other museums. The stand-out features, among all of the work on display, are the eight water lilies painted by Claude Monet which have a permanent home in the Orangerie. The expansive collection of 19th century and early 20th century paintings features works by other renowned Impressionists and their disciples.

You’ll come to face to face with Cezanne’s studies of fruits and flowers, you’ll learn about the exotic style of Matisse’s seductive portraits, and you’ll trace Picasso’s phases through his interpretations of nude models. Additionally, you’ll learn the secrets behind works by artists including Modigliani, Renoir, and Utrillo. By the end, you’ll wonder why any visitor in Paris would pass by this world-class collection of French art.

Highlights generally include (if artwork is not on loan or being restored etc.):

  • Monet’s Water Lilies
  • History of the Orangerie/Collections Walter Guillaume
  • Renoir (Portraits, Piano Class, Claude Renoir, etc.)
  • Monet at Argenteuil
  • Cézanne, Still Life and Landscapes
  • Picasso, Figuration Around 1900, Cubism and Surrealism
  • Matisse’s Odalisques, the Fauves
  • Laurencin, a Lady Painter
  • Derain, Artists After the War
  • Utrillo and Montmartre
  • Le Douanier Rousseau
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What's included
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What's not included
  • x_not_included Food and drinks
  • x_not_included Tips (optional)
  • x_not_included Hotel pick-up/drop-off
Where

Orangerie Museum, Jardin Tuileries, 75001 Paris

Meeting point:
Meet your guide 10 minutes prior to your tour starting time on the right side of the main entrance outside of the museum.
What to remember
  • Tour minimum participants required: 2 people (an alternative date or full refund will be offered if the minimum is not met)
  • No large bags or suitcases are allowed
  • High/moderate amount of walking is involved
  • NOT available for people with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
  • Occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, guests will be provided with an appropriate alternative
  • Some specific rooms inside the museum are subject to rules requiring quiet or restricted right to speak inside. Some collections may vary along the year
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Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 4 days before the experience begins.

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