Orangerie Museum
Renovation works from 4th September 2019 to 31st March 2020: the rooms presenting the 150 works from the permanent collection of the Musée d...
Duration
1 day
Available in:
English
Renovation works from 4th September 2019 to 31st March 2020: the rooms presenting the 150 works from the permanent collection of the Musée d...
Duration
1 day
Available in:
English
Explore the Orangerie Museum through a 2-hour tour with an expert guide. You'll learn anecdotes and secrets that hide behind the paintings o...
Duration
2 hours
Available in:
English
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 a...
Duration
1 hour, 30 minutes
Available in:
English
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The inside story
The Musée de l’Orangerie is an impressionist art museum found in Paris, in the Tuileries Gardens right in the heart of the city.
The name of the museum comes from the previous purpose of the building. It was in fact an old orangery, or a green house for orange trees. Common in the fashionable residences of the 17th to 19th centuries the orangery served the purpose of keeping citrus trees and other exotic plants alive in inclement weather. It was a symbol of wealth and prestige and this specific orangery where the Musée de l’Orangerie now stands belonged to the Tuileries Gardens.
How to get there
