My favorite day of the month is the first Sunday, or as I like to call it; "Free Museum Day". I rarely miss the opportunity to take advantage of this forward thinking social program, whether I take my sketch pad to the Louvre or the Rodin, or choose to discover something new. Today I was in the mood to visit L'Orangerie and her collection of Impressionism and Modernism. A light and airy space, her foyer is walled in glass which affords a view onto the Tuileries, the Seine, and Le Tour d'Eiffel. Inside you will find a delicious selection of bonbons; beginning with giant tableaux by Claude Monet representing the four seasons at Giverny. It's a pleasure to sit and contemplate the brushstrokes, the beautiful colour palette, and the technique of this great master - if you can find a spot on the benches! Downstairs is the private collection of Jean Walter and Paul Guillome, patrons of the arts. Renoir, Matisse, Picasso, and Cezanne are well represented, as are André Derain and Chain Soutine. It's a collection one dreams of possessing! Modest and demure, L'Orangerie can be savored in a couple of hours from Tuesday-Sunday from 9h-18h. Closed Monday! Tariff 7.50 (plus 2.00 for special installations) Visit the L'Orangerie and the Musée d'Orsay (within 4 days) for 13 euro! Metro lignes 1,8, ou 12 to Concorde. The museum is located at the front right end of the Jardin des Tuileries.
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