Musée Marmottan Monet, Art museum in 16th arrondissement, Paris, France
The Musée Marmottan Monet is an art museum in the 16th arrondissement of Paris that holds more than 300 Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. The collection includes the largest number of Claude Monet works in the world, among them his famous painting Impression, Sunrise.
The building once served as a hunting lodge for the Duke of Valmy before Jules Marmottan acquired it in 1882. His son Paul later expanded the art collection and opened the house as a museum in 1934.
The name comes from Paul Marmottan, an art historian who bequeathed his townhouse and collections to the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Today visitors come here to view Monet's works in quiet rooms that feel like private salons.
The entrance is located at 2 rue Louis Boilly in the quiet 16th arrondissement, a bit removed from the central tourist trails. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and stays open later on Thursday evenings.
Michel Monet, the painter's son, gave the museum a large collection of his father's works in 1966. This donation fundamentally changed the character of the house and made it an important destination for admirers of Impressionism.
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