Impression, Sunrise and a hundred other Monets in a townhouse in the 16th. Here is how to see them.
The short version
- Tickets are €14 at the door or online at marmottan.fr, €9 for under-18s and students under 25, free under 7. No reservation is required; the online ticket gets you a time slot and skips the ticket line.
- Closed Mondays, May 1, December 25 and January 1. Open 10:00 to 18:00 the rest of the week, until 21:00 on Thursday, and the galleries close 15 minutes before that.
- Take metro line 9 to La Muette or Ranelagh and walk through the Ranelagh gardens. The museum is at 2 rue Louis-Boilly, a townhouse on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne.
- Go downstairs first. The Monet room under the garden holds Impression, Sunrise and the big late water lilies, and it is the reason you came.
- Then Berthe Morisot, the largest collection of her work anywhere, and the Marmottan family salons with their Empire furniture.
- Ninety minutes covers it. Pair it with the Orangerie or the Orsay the same day for the full Monet story.
Getting in
Buy at the door or online. The online ticket is timed and can’t be refunded or exchanged, but it walks you past the ticket line, which matters on weekend afternoons when the big exhibition is on. A ticket bought at the museum is good that day only.
The €9 rate is for under-18s and students under 25 with ID. Children under 7 are free, as are disabled visitors with a companion, job seekers and teachers, all with proof. There is no free day for everyone and no EU under-26 rule here, so budget €14 per adult.
An audio guide is €4 and covers the permanent rooms and the exhibition. The €27 double ticket with Monet’s house at Giverny costs the same as the two tickets bought separately, so buy each where you use it.
Or make it part of a day: our private Paris walking tour is eight hours with a local guide, starts from wherever you’re staying, and the route is built around what you want to see.
The visit
Michel Monet, the painter’s only surviving son, had no children and named this museum his sole heir. Over a hundred canvases arrived in 1966, including the large-format water lilies that form the biggest collection of Monet’s work in the world. They were too big for the salons, so a room was dug under the garden for them.
Start there. Impression, Sunrise, painted at Le Havre in 1872, is the canvas that gave Impressionism its name. Around it hang the late water lilies, the Japanese bridge and the wisteria from Giverny, painted when his eyesight was failing and the brushwork had gone wide and loose.
The Morisot rooms hold the largest group of her paintings anywhere, left by the Rouart family. The salons keep the Marmottan family’s Empire furniture, and a cabinet holds 322 medieval illuminations.
Histories of Landscape: From Monet to Hockney runs September 24, 2026 to January 31, 2027, marking a hundred years since Monet’s death on December 5, 1926. The exhibition is included in the €14 ticket.
When to go
Thursday evening. From 18:00 to the 21:00 close the museum empties out and the ticket is the same €14. Otherwise be there at the 10:00 opening on a weekday; weekend afternoons during a big exhibition are the busiest hours.
Any season works, since everything is indoors, and the Ranelagh gardens outside are a good place to sit afterwards. Last entry is 17:00 on normal days and 20:00 on Thursdays, and the galleries close 15 minutes before the building.
Closed Mondays, May 1, December 25 and January 1. Plan the Marmottan for a Tuesday through Sunday and give Monday to something that is open, the Eiffel Tower or a neighborhood walk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to book the Marmottan in advance?
No. Tickets are sold at the door, and a ticket bought there is valid that day. The online ticket is timed, non-refundable, and lets you skip the ticket line, which is worth it on a weekend afternoon during a big exhibition.
Is the Marmottan free?
Not for adults. €14 full price, €9 for under-18s and students under 25, free under 7. There is no free first Sunday and no EU under-26 rule, and the exhibition is included in the ticket.
How long does the Marmottan take?
Ninety minutes: forty in the Monet room under the garden, thirty for Morisot and the family salons, the rest in the exhibition. It is a townhouse, not the Louvre, and you can see all of it in one go.
Marmottan, Orangerie or Orsay: which one for Monet?
All three, in different ways. The Marmottan has Impression, Sunrise and the most Monets in one place; the Orangerie has the panoramic water lily cycle in its oval rooms; the Orsay has the rest of the Impressionists in one building. Marmottan and Orangerie in one day is easy, since both are about 90 minutes.
Is there a tour that covers this?
Not of the Marmottan itself, but our private Musée d’Orsay tour is two hours with a licensed guide, timed tickets included, and goes through Monet, Manet, Renoir and Van Gogh. It runs every day except Sunday and Monday. Do the Orsay with the guide in the morning and the Marmottan by yourselves after lunch.
