Musée des impressionnismes Giverny

Over het museum

The Musée des impressionnismes Giverny succeeded the Musée d’Art américain, founded in 1992 by Daniel J. Terra, founder of the Terra Foundation for American Art. This first museum presented a private collection in a building on the hillside where Claude Monet had painted his haystacks in the 1890s. For sixteen years it organised numerous exhibitions, publications and lectures on American art.

In 2009, a partnership between the Terra Foundation, the departments of Eure and Seine-Maritime, the Haute-Normandie region, the urban community and the town of Vernon, and the Musée d’Orsay gave rise to the Musée des impressionnismes. Its plural name indicates that it explores Impressionism in the broad sense, with its origins and its successors.

Since 2009, the museum has organised exhibitions on artists such as Bonnard, Degas or Caillebotte and on themes such as Japonisme or the garden, and it also invites contemporary artists. It has built a collection centred on Impressionism through acquisitions, loans and gifts, supported by a circle of patrons and a friends’ association. The museum garden, created in 1992, has more than 22,000 planted flowers and lies just a few metres from Monet’s house and gardens.

Hoogtepunten

• Exhibitions on Impressionism and its offshoots
• Museum collection centred on Impressionism
• Contemporary garden with more than 22,000 flowers, a few metres from Monet’s house
• Combined tickets with Claude Monet’s House and Gardens
• Restaurant Oscar in the museum garden

Vaste collectie

• Jardin du musée – The garden was created in 1992 by architect Philippe Robert and landscape designer Mark Rudkin, with colour rooms and a trail of contemporary art.

Opgericht

2009

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: The first Sundays of April, May, June, October and November for all individual visitors; the first Sundays of August and September for residents of the Eure department, on proof

Tickets bought online: surcharge for handling fees. Reduced rate of €9 on presentation of a paid 2026 ticket from the Franciscaines in Deauville, the MuMa in Le Havre or the Villa du temps retrouvé in Cabourg. Payment at the counter: cash, cheques, bank cards including American Express, Culture cheques and holiday vouchers.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum, the restaurant, the garden, the shop and the auditorium are fully accessible to wheelchair users, including the toilets. A wheelchair can be lent on reservation. Large-print visitor guides are available free of charge at reception, and free induction loops are provided for the audio guide. Assistance dogs are welcome.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk

The museum offers workshops for children aged 5 to 12 during the holidays, a children’s activity booklet and activity pages on Impressionism. A pushchair can be lent on reservation; baby carriers are not accepted in the galleries.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

By car from Paris: A13, exit 14 or 16, then towards Vernon and Giverny. The museum holds the “Accueil Vélo” label and has a bicycle parking area; the La Seine à vélo cycle route passes through Giverny.

Service & horeca

• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe

Restaurant Oscar in the museum garden, open since March 2024 (opening hours at oscargiverny.com). Bag storage; suitcases and large bags are not allowed. Eating and drinking in the galleries is prohibited.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 185 personen.

Rental of spaces for seminars and meetings: auditorium of 273 m² (up to 185 people), workshop, Hameau, Prairie and Tonnelle; private hire of the whole museum is possible.

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