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  • kaori T
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates269 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The Musée de l'Orangerie is the must-see museums to visit when stay in Paris. A small museum, no crowds. Monet's Water Lilies alone are well worth the visit.
    These paintings were displayed nicely , it's definitely worth making the time to do so.
    Written 16 January 2025
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  • bm230199
    Sheffield, UK63 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I went on a beautiful sunny winter day and loved walking through the gardens, looking at the statues. There were the famous ones like the Thinker and some Van Gogh and Monet inside but lots of other pieces including a wonderful Dior room behind the main museum. The whole trip was free too and you can come in any time even with a booking. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting France as lots to do both inside and out.
    Written 2 February 2025
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  • wac60
    Portland, OR59 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is a wonderful museum in an elegant mansion. The rooms are interesting and both the ground and upper floors have some nice paintings. The real surprise, though, was a lower level with a large collection of great Monet paintings - a gift from Monet's last surviving son.

    The staff were helpful - we arrived on the wrong date with our paid tickets, and they let us in anyway. The museum had great benches for viewing the Monets. Best of all, the museum was not over-stuffed with tourists. There was room, and time, to linger and really look at the great paintings.
    Written 31 October 2024
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  • Angelinna
    Chicago, IL57 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    My husband, teenage son and I are always looking for off the beaten path activities when we visit a city. This place was exactly what we were looking for. Our fabulous guide Liber showed and explained the games and rides throughout the viewing area. Both children and adults had a lot of fun. At the end we got to ride and pedal on the bicycle merry-go- round that is over a hundred years old. We had a wonderful time indeed!
    Written 14 November 2024
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  • rojonev
    Sacramento, CA18 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A beautiful mansion, now a museum with quite a history background. It is next to the lovely Parc Monceau and well worth your visit. The day I was there there were only 3 other people- such a nice experience after so many lovely but crowded museums
    Written 20 May 2024
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  • Spotty-Leopard
    Singapore, Singapore205 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Some of the parfum smells so much like the branded parfum. Over here it is a fraction of the price of the branded ones.

    The musee parfum entry is free and you can scan the QR code for self guided tour.
    Written 27 October 2024
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  • bm230199
    Sheffield, UK63 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Initially my greatest shock was how much there was to see and do in this museum and it's all for free. I went on a Sunday and it wasn't too busy at all. All the signs were in French and English which was lovely and there were activities (in French) for children too which was sweet. Staff were all sweet and nice and there are lockers for your things if you don't want to carry them around. A MUST when visiting Paris as there's so much to see here!
    Written 3 February 2025
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  • Hendrik O
    London, UK68 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We spent three hours in the great Pop art exhibition (Tom Wesselman &…) in this incredible Frank Gehry building! Don’t miss the fantastic roof terraces with views across Paris that our 2nd to none …
    Written 17 November 2024
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  • Big_Al_Biasin
    Donnybrook, Australia297 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We spent a good 3 - 4 hours in this museum today & loved it.

    There is a wonderful array of exhibits which covered the history of all sorts of inventions & industrial devices- coming from the 15th century to today.

    The highlights for us were the 2nd floor with the Scientific Instruments & Materials galleries - and the ground floor / church which housed transport exhibits all the way from a Model T to a F1 race car.

    The museum is in a lovely old building & the church has spectacular stained glass windows.

    It is a quiet museum- we went on a Wednesday morning & there wouldn’t have been more than 10 - 15 visitors, and we seemed to be the only foreign visitors.

    I highly recommend this museum & thoroughly enjoyed our visit
    Written 28 August 2024
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  • travelsonitsstomach
    Washington, DC155 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We have never been to this museum before, but we both loved it. Every culture believes in and creates beauty, and there is so much beauty to see. Around every corner was something to gawk it, be it African masks, Persian clothing, textiles from Singapore, Indian clothing. This is now one of our favorite museums in Paris.
    Written 14 January 2025
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  • Carol S
    Toano, VA61 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Planned to visit this museum when we did our self-guided tour of Montmarte. We were pleasantly surprised to see how comprehensive the collection was. It was wonderful to walk in the studios used by such great artists. Loved reading about the history of the area and seeing old photographs. Views were beautiful. The ticket price was pretty high for such a small museum.
    Written 4 October 2024
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  • redion
    St. Andrews, UK12 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Spectacular art immersion show of Vincent Van Gogh. Very accessible venue with excellent dinning all around; try The Grand Balls. Mmm.
    Written 9 October 2024
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  • hlauren
    Stoke-on-Trent, UK47 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Unfortunately, this wonderfully set out museum with many seemingly interesting exhibitions and information was sort of ruined through the fact I couldn’t understand any of it. Spent the afternoon just looking at the preserved creates etc. it’s a shame as many of the screens look as if they can easily be changed and therefore a small english sub section could be added. I understand I’m in a different country and of course french should come first, but I also know it’s sort of expected of large tourist institutions to cater to the English language since it’s so widely spoken and understood. Also bear in mind my friend, a fluent French speaker and full time resident fully expected their to be English available too! Also a note to bring your own food/snacks, this is the most expensive food I’ve seen in Paris yet!
    Written 24 June 2023
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  • Marc F
    Lincoln, NE280 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great overall museum with an amazing variety of art including Picasso, Warhol, and Pollock. It was a worthwhile experience with great staff.
    Written 17 January 2025
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  • Avidesh
    Oxford, UK700 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    There are lots of nice displays here, particularly the Hall of Mirrors show. A must-do activity once in Paris.
    Written 26 June 2022
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