Marmottan Monet
Museum
The Marmottan Monet Museum in Paris (Musée Marmottan Monet) was created after Paul Marmottan (1856-1932) bequeathed his private mansion of the 16th arrondissement as well as his consequent Parisian art collection to the Academy of Beaux-Arts.
Beside some exceptional temporary exhibitions, the museum houses a beautiful permanent collection spanning over 5 departments:
_Illuminations from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
_Arts of the Ist Empire (Collection Paul Marmottan)
_Claude Monet (the world’s largest collection)
_Berthe Morisot (the world’s largest collection)
_The Impressionists (Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, and Daumier)
Opening times:
Open daily (except Mondays) 10:00am – 6:00pm.
Open until 9:00pm Thursdays.
Closed 1 January, 1 May, and 25 December.
Admission prices:
Full rate: 11€.
Concessions: 6.5€ (Under 18’s, students under the age of 25, holders of a valid ‘Pass Education’, unwaged).
Free admission:
Visitors under 7 years old, visitors with disabilities and their carer, journalists and lecturers.
How to get there: 2 rue Louis-Boilly, 75016 Paris.
Metro: La Muette (line 9).
Buses: 22, 32, 52, 63 and P.C.1.