Tuileries Garden Archives - From Texas to Beyond

The third art museum in The Art of Paris series is least known of the four museums we visited during our visit to Paris. Inside an old converted green house, the Musée de l’Orangerie offers Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces with less crowds.

While not as popular as the Musée d’Orsay’s Impressionist collection, l’Orangerie includes significant works by numerous French painters.

However, the headliner of the gallery is Claude Monet.

Rebekah at the Musée de l’Orangerie

Continuing with our series, The Art of Paris, a visit to the Musée Rodin was a great way to start our visit to Paris. I had been to Paris once before on a quick three day layover between Istanbul and Austin, but had not visited the Rodin. I made sure we were able to go this time. In my art appreciation, one of my weaknesses is sculpture. However, I had recently attended a few lectures at the Kimbell Art Museum and my interest and understanding was growing. Also, one of our good friends loves Auguste Rodin and was telling us all about her experience there at the museum. So we made our visit to the museum a priority.