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Orangerie Museum: Exclusive Tour with Reserved Entry in Paris, Home to France's Notable Art
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73 Ratings
Paris
In this unique, two-hour guided tour of the museum, your experienced guide will help you traverse through time to discover why this distinctive yet underappreciated collection is one of Paris’s finest. The Orangerie, which once served as a royal greenhouse for orange trees, currently displays the art of some of the most renowned French artists.
In this unique, two-hour guided tour of the museum, your experienced guide will help you traverse through time to discover why this distinctive yet underappreciated collection is one of Paris’s finest. The Orangerie, which once served as a royal greenhouse for orange trees, currently displays the art of some of the most renowned French artists.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Musee de l’Orangerie - Nestled within the meticulously groomed Tuileries Gardens, the Orangerie was repurposed as a museum in the early 20th century to alleviate the congestion in Paris’s overflowing museums. The Orangerie is renowned for displaying a series of Monet’s waterlilies, a gift to France due to his camaraderie with George Clemenceau,…
- Musee de l’Orangerie - Nestled within the meticulously groomed Tuileries Gardens, the Orangerie was repurposed as a museum in the early 20th century to alleviate the congestion in Paris’s overflowing museums. The Orangerie is renowned for displaying a series of Monet’s waterlilies, a gift to France due to his camaraderie with George Clemenceau, which are showcased in their own dedicated gallery. The extensive assortment of 19th century and early 20th century artworks includes masterpieces by other notable Impressionists and their successors. Explore Cezanne’s renderings of fruits and blossoms, enticing portraits by Matisse, and a variety of Picasso’s life stages depicted through several nudes. Additional artists such as Modigliani, Renoir, and Utrillo contribute to the Orangerie’s status as an essential destination for connoisseurs of French art and the Impressionist genre.
What's Included
- Wheelchair accessible (Not available for small-group tours)
- Private tour guide (Not available for small-group tours)
- All entrance fees included
- Guided museum tour with reserved entry
- Wheelchair accessible (Not available for small-group tours)
- Private tour guide (Not available for small-group tours)
- All entrance fees included
- Guided museum tour with reserved entry
What's Not Included
- Tour Price Does NOT Include Hotel Pickup or Drop-Off (We Recommend UBER or Taxi)
- Tour Does NOT Include Gratuities (OPTIONAL)
- Temporary exhibitions NOT included
- Tour Price Does NOT Include Hotel Pickup or Drop-Off (We Recommend UBER or Taxi)
- Tour Does NOT Include Gratuities (OPTIONAL)
- Temporary exhibitions NOT included
Additional Information
- It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
- Notes: Orangerie museum may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour…
- It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
- Notes: Orangerie museum may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with ‘Skip the Line’ or ‘No Wait’ access. Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.
- IMPORTANT RE: WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY Wheelchair friendly tour is only available as a PRIVATE TOUR (if you chose the “SEMI-PRIVATE TOUR” option, you will not be able to have a tour or a refund)
Location
Musée de l'Orangerie
Outside the museum at the right side of the entrance of the Orangerie Museum. Meet your guide outside of the museum by the entrance situated inside the Tuileries Garden.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Sindhu_c
Apr 4, 2025
Tour led by very expert and experienced guide - Excellent tour. This is a smaller museum but with a beautiful and exciting collection. Less crowded than the louvre and orsay which really improved the experience. We really appreciated the expertise and knowledge of our tour guide who made it a wonderful and enriching experience for us. Romain from Babylon tours was friendly, organized and ad did a great job explaining the history of the water lily paintings of Monet , and introducing us to the artworks of Derain, Soutine, Laurencin and Rousseau. His passion and expertise were evident and we learned a lot from having him as our guide. We highly recommend this tour.
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Ocean88
Mar 21, 2025
Orangerie Museum Tour - Just completed my third guided tour with Babylon Tours, this time I was with Emma who is very knowledgeable and kind. Our time was spent with a few others and all in the group were perfect. Highly recommend both Emma and Babylon.
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Derek_g
Jan 6, 2025
This was second private... - This was second private guided tour in Paris with our guide Anatole. He did a great job explaining the history of Monet’s paintings and the other collections at the museum. Anatole’s enthusiasm and passion for the artwork is clearly apparent during his tours which makes them very enjoyable. A true pleasure. Highly recommended!
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N3082sfjerryb
Dec 12, 2024
Great tour - The tour was great. The guide was very passionate and informative about the art. We learned a lot about the collection and the importance of the main attraction.
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819belkish
Nov 21, 2024
Marvelous Musée d’Orangerie - Our guide Sunday, introduced us to the museum’s rich and very nice collection of impressionist, fauvist, and modern paintings. Sunday explained the art movements, the painters, and gave insider stories of the painters, We learned a lot from her and enjoyed our visit with her.
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Expatgeorge
Nov 16, 2024
A Wonderful Private Tour of The Orangerie Museum - My family and I enjoyed a wonderful private tour of The Orangerie Museum in Paris. Our guide, Lili, was extremely knowledgeable and friendly, and she engaged my two young daughters very well and kept them interested in the paintings. The highlight of the tour, of course, was Monet's magnificent Waterlilies ("Les Nympheas"), and our guide Lili did a superb job explaining the history and meaning of these awesome works of art. Highly recommended.
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Paulgs5948yx
Oct 28, 2024
Orangerie - Belen is excellent. Her knowledge of the paintings is only exceeded by her exuberance in explaining them. Would do other tours with her.
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Brendan_d
Oct 18, 2024
A private tour with a Passionate Art Lover - Our family of 5 (kids 17,15,10) did a tour of the Orangerie with Anatole. He made the experience so much richer and more enjoyable as he explained the history, importance and picked out the key artworks in the museum. We were lucky enough to see the Heinz Berggruen collection, including Picasso, Klee & Matisse and this allowed Anatole to really take us on a journey of discovery. His passion is evident, as is his charm. I am sure we would not have had anything like the experience we did, if we had just purchased our own tickets. I cannot recommend him enough. Make sure you allow a little time after the tour to really soak it up.
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Cheryljw4004wa
Oct 9, 2024
Beautiful exhibition. Guide was extremely knowledgeable. - Intimate group of three. Easy to ask questions. Guide had great background information. Also displayed photos of artists.
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Goplaces02165594101
Oct 5, 2024
Marcel was great! - Marcel was amazing. He educated us on the history of the time, art innovations, family and life time of Monet. We were able to appreciate the art so much more with the background information.
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