Musée de l’Orangerie: Timeline from Orangery to Museum (1893–1950)

Key dates in the Orangerie’s transformation—from garden structure to museum and Monet’s Nymphéas installation.

12/4/2025

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Historic image indicating early Orangerie context

From functional greenhouse to quiet museum.

📅 Milestones

Late 19th c.: Orangery for plants.
1927: Monet’s Nymphéas installed.
Post‑1950: Museum identity consolidates.

Postwar context

A building learns new roles over time.

🧭 Extended Timeline

1893 → Orangery use.
1927 → Nymphéas installed.
1950s → Museum identity consolidates.
21st c. → Renovations refine light and flow.

Auteur

Museum Historian

Museumliefhebber en Parijs‑flaneur, ik schreef deze gids om je rustig kennis te laten maken met de Orangerie — licht, stilte en menselijk formaat die schilderkunst dichtbij brengen.

Musée de l’Orangerie: Timeline from Orangery to Museum (1893–1950)

📅 Milestones

🧭 Extended Timeline

Auteur

Museum Historian

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