Private Orangerie Museum 2-Hour Guided Tour in Paris

Highlights

This private 2-hour tour of the Orangerie Museum in Paris accommodates up to five people. With your select family and friends, enjoy an inside look at the museum led by an official guide. (If you do not already have an admission ticket to the museum, you can upgrade to include this before starting the tour.) Your personal tour is focused on the museum’s collection by Paul Guillaume, the art dealer of Impressionist masters Renoir, Cézanne, Modigliani, Picasso and Matisse. You’ll be amazed by Monet’s Water Lilies, displayed on oversized-panels in oval rooms. During the tour, learn about the museum’s origins as an orange grove of the Tuileries Gardens before it became Monet’s designated display site for his work completed at Giverny. Hear about the drama that shrouded Guillaume’s coveted collection, including a fake pregnancy, murder and a court case. Along the way, soak up fun facts about the extraordinary life of Coco Chanel. Please note: A minimum of two people per booking is required.

Summary

This private 2-hour tour of the Orangerie Museum in Paris accommodates up to five people. With your select family and friends, enjoy an inside look at the museum led by an official guide. (If you do not already have an admission ticket to the museum, you can upgrade to include this before starting the tour.) Your personal tour is focused on the museum’s collection by Paul Guillaume, the art dealer of Impressionist masters Renoir, Cézanne, Modigliani, Picasso and Matisse. You’ll be amazed by Monet’s Water Lilies, displayed on oversized-panels in oval rooms. During the tour, learn about the museum’s origins as an orange grove of the Tuileries Gardens before it became Monet’s designated display site for his work completed at Giverny. Hear about the drama that shrouded Guillaume’s coveted collection, including a fake pregnancy, murder and a court case. Along the way, soak up fun facts about the extraordinary life of Coco Chanel. Please note: A minimum of two people per booking is required.

Tour info

Duration

2 hours

Why take this tour?

This 2-hour private guided tour to the Orangerie Museum will intrigue you, for sure. An official skilled guided will introduce you to the culture and artists of the end of the XIX century: Modigliani, Renoir, Picasso, Soutine and many more, but we will also talk about the mystery of the Collection and the extraordinary life of Coco Chanel.