Claude Monet Museum

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Claude Monet Museum

The inspiration for the Water Lilies

84 Rue Claude Monet
Giverny
Paris 27620
+33 2 3251 2821
http://www.fondation-monet.com/

Upon his death in 1926, painter Claude Monet left his property to his son who, 40 years later, handed it over to the Académie des Beaux-Arts (Academy of Fine Arts). Concealed behind the house's delicate pink exterior are Japanese prints hung on the walls by Monet himself; the rooms too have remained as they were during his lifetime. Outside, the gardens are a pleasure to visit (ideally in good weather) and are divided into two parts linked by an underground passageway. The first, the Clos Normand, is renowned for the riot of colour provided by its flower beds, for its fruit trees, its leafy bowers and climbing roses. Wander over to the other part of the garden - the Jardin d'eau - and you'll find that the artist's famous Water Lilies immediately springs to mind. And so it should, as this where these wonderful paintings came to life! Directions: the museum is less than an hour from Paris. If travelling by car, take the A13 motorway and exit at Vernon or Bonnières. If travelling by train, take the train for Vernon from Paris' Saint Lazare main railway station and from there take the bus to Giverny. Admission: EUR 5.5 per person and free for children under seven years.

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