MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE · PARIS

The Complete Musée de l’Orangerie Guide 2026

Monet’s Water Lilies upstairs, a whole second museum downstairs: what to see, when to go and how to get in.

See the highlights Tickets & hours
Renoir, Young Girls at the Piano
HOURS
09:00–18:00Last entry 17:15
CLOSED
TuesdaysMay 1 · Jul 14 (morning) · Dec 25
TICKET
€12.50 onlineTimed slot required for everyone
TIME NEEDED
1–1.5 hoursAbout 90 min for both floors

Where would you like to start?

WHAT TO SEE 10 must-sees, upstairs and down Room numbers for every stop HOW TO VISIT Tickets, hours and a 90-minute plan Everything to sort out before you go

The 10 you came for

Tap a work for its story and exact location.

Water Lilies, first oval room Ground floor · 2
Water Lilies, first oval room Claude Monet
Water Lilies, second oval room Ground floor · 3
Water Lilies, second oval room Claude Monet
Paul Guillaume, Novo Pilota Lower level · 8
Paul Guillaume, Novo Pilota Amedeo Modigliani
Odalisque in Red Trousers Lower level · 11
Odalisque in Red Trousers Henri Matisse
Young Girls at the Piano Lower level · 12
Young Girls at the Piano Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Portrait of Madame Cézanne Lower level · 12
Portrait of Madame Cézanne Paul Cézanne
The Wedding Lower level · 15
The Wedding Henri Rousseau
Père Junier’s Cart Lower level · 15
Père Junier’s Cart Henri Rousseau
Under copyright until 2027. The only way to see it is in Room 10. Lower level · 10
Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel Marie Laurencin
Portrait of Madame Paul Guillaume with a Large Hat Lower level
Portrait of Madame Paul Guillaume with a Large Hat André Derain

Don’t walk past the paintings you came for.

139 audio stories, room by room · iPhone · Works offline

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What visitors ask before going

Short answers here. The full detail lives in the visiting guide.

01What's the best route?

Start with Monet's Water Lilies while the oval rooms are still quiet, then go downstairs for Renoir, Modigliani and Rousseau.

02When is it closed, and when is it least crowded?

Closed Tuesdays, plus May 1, the morning of July 14 and Dec 25. Last entry is 17:15. At 09:00 sharp, the Water Lilies rooms are nearly empty for about half an hour.

03Do I need to book?

Yes. Every visitor needs a timed reservation, including free entry. Midday slots sell out in high season, so book a morning slot. A combined ticket with the Orsay is available.

04Which works shouldn't I miss?

The two Water Lilies rooms on the ground floor, then the Walter-Guillaume collection downstairs: 10 must-sees in all.

05How long is the MuseCat tour?

It's an audio tour of about 90 minutes for both floors, with 139 stories.

Keep exploring

MUSECAT MAGAZINE · FREE TO READ 122 Orangerie stories From an orange greenhouse to Monet’s oval rooms NEARBY · 15 MIN WALK Musée d’Orsay Across the Seine, for the Impressionists NEARBY · 15 MIN WALK Musée du Louvre Through the Tuileries, at the other end of the garden

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons, by Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, xiquinhosilva and Guilhem Vellut (CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 2.0 / CC0 / Public domain).