Musée Marmottan Monet Museum

Address: 2 Rue Louis Boilly, 75016 Paris, France

Website: https://www.marmottan.fr/

Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-6pm, closed Mondays

The Musée Marmottan Monet is an art museum in Paris’s 16th arrondissement that is home to the largest public collection of works by Claude Monet. It is especially noted for holding Monet’s painting “Impression, Sunrise,” the work closely linked to the naming of the Impressionist movement.

Galleries present Monet’s works alongside related 19th-century French paintings and drawings in a former private mansion setting, providing a concentrated Impressionist display rather than the more dispersed holdings found in national museums. The museum’s collection also includes works by other Impressionists and decorative arts from the same period.

The core collection originated in a private bequest and was expanded by later donations and acquisitions to create a significant specialist museum for Monet and Impressionism. The building retains an intimate scale that suits close study of paintings and sketches.

Located in the western part of Paris near the Bois de Boulogne, the museum is accessible by RER, metro and bus services and is a short trip from central Paris landmarks.

• Monet collection: The museum holds the single largest public collection of works by Claude Monet, including the celebrated painting that gave Impressionism its name, “Impression, Sunrise.”

What to See#

• Monet Gallery: The Monet Gallery contains the museum’s largest assemblage of Claude Monet paintings, including early Impressionist works that shaped the movement.
• Impressionist collection: The Impressionist and 19th-century French painting rooms display works by artists such as Renoir, Morisot and other contemporaries alongside Monet.
• Building: The museum is housed in a historic 16th- and 19th-century building in the 16th arrondissement with intimate rooms that retain a domestic scale.

Musée Marmottan Monet is in Paris’s 16th arrondissement near La Muette. Take Paris Métro Line 9 to La Muette station and then walk about 5-10 minutes to the museum (follow local street signs).

By car it is a short drive west from central Paris across the Bois de Boulogne / 16th arrondissement; use the Boulevard Périphérique exits for the 16th and follow local streets to the museum (on‑street and nearby paid parking options exist).

• Visit on a weekday morning and head straight to the Monet rooms on arrival-the museum is compact and the Monet holdings draw steady groups later in the day.
• Take the metro to La Muette (Line 9) for the shortest walk; the museum is tucked into the 16th arrondissement and can be quicker to reach than central Paris museums.
• Don't miss the temporary exhibitions and the upstairs collection-many visitors focus only on the Monets and overlook the museum's 19th‑century works and decorative arts displays.