Musée de l’Orangerie
Built in 1852, the Orangery of the Tuileries soon lost its fruit trees to become a storehouse, and a room for examinations and dog competitions. Its destuny became clearer when Monet choise it to house the complete cycle of the Nympheas (Water Lilies) on which he worked from 1914. Since its renovation was completed in 2006, the panels of a landscape of water lilies, weeping willows, reflection of trees and clouds – 2 meters high, almost 100 long – have regained their beauty and meaning in daylight.This exceptional venue also does justice to the collection of art dealer Paul Guillaume of whom it was said “the painting and statues whispered in his ear”. And “his” Renoir, Cezanne, Rousseau, Modigliani, Marie Laurencin, Matisse, Picasso, Derain, Soutine and Utrillo paintings definitely reveal a certain flair. Official site: www.musee-orangerie.fr
