EXHIBITION – LÉON MONET, the artist’s brother and collector

• We like: a colourful impressionist exhibition
• Age: from 8-10 years old
• Date : until July 16, 2023
• Opening hours : from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• When : Every day
• Late opening : every Monday evening until 10 p.m.
• Closed : May 1
• Location: at the Musée du Luxembourg (6th)
• Duration : about 1 hour
• Free : for children under 16 years old

Pissaro, Renoir, Monet, Morisot, Sisley… at the Musée du Luxembourg

• Léon Monet was Claude Monet’s older brother. He was a chemist, industrialist and above all a collector. He played a major role in Claude Monet’s career and was a true supporter of the painter and the Impressionists of the time
• An art lover, he built up a fine collection of modern art
• It is a new exhibition presented at the Musée du Luxembourg
• Visitors will discover about a hundred works including Japanese paintings, drawings, books and prints. Also family photos and archival documents
• Paintings by Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, Claude Monet, Camille Pissaro and Berthe Morisot are on display…
• Colour is in the spotlight in this exhibition
• In the Luxembourg Gardens and Saint-Germain-des-Prés district