Musée Marmottan Monet
ParisMusée Marmottan Monet – Skip-the-Line Tickets 2026
Updated: December 2025
Want Monet without the wait? The Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris’s 16th arrondissement holds the world’s richest trove of Claude Monet, over 100 works, including the era-defining Impression, Sunrise and its intimate rooms mean capacity fills fast. Here’s how to see more art in less time.
Reserve timed skip-the-line tickets online and go straight to the entrance scanners at your slot. You’ll still pass security, but you skip the ticket desk and the guesswork. Pick an early slot right at opening or a late-afternoon entry to dodge tour groups and school visits.
How long you need & what not to miss
Plan 60 to 90 minutes for a focused visit, 2 hours if you like to linger. Start with the Monet rooms: Water Lilies, Rouen Cathedral, Houses of Parliament, and sketches that show his process, then see the superb Berthe Morisot collection and other Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works. The museum is compact; every room counts.
Guided vs. self-guided Musée Marmottan Monet Tickets
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Guided: Fast learning curve, context for Monet’s series, and the best route through the galleries; many tours bundle priority entry.
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Self-guided: Use the museum plan or an audio guide and loop floor by floor at your pace.
Practical tips Musée Marmottan Monet
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QR ready: Load tickets and turn your screen brightness up before you reach the door.
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Travel light: Small daypacks are fine; leave large bags at your accommodation.
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Photos: Follow on-site rules; flash is typically not allowed.
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Accessibility: Lifts and staff assistance make most areas reachable; ask at entry for the easiest path.
Make it a perfect art day
Time your Marmottan slot, then add a Seine cruise or visit Musée d’Orsay later in the day for a full Impressionist arc. If you love evening light, save the river for sunset and keep Marmottan in the morning.
Bottom line
Timed skip-the-line tickets are the difference between standing outside and standing in front of Impression, Sunrise. Book ahead, go early or late, travel light, and you’ll experience Monet’s color and light the way it’s meant to be seen, without the queue.
Opening Hours & Best Time to visit Musée Marmottan Monet
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm (last admissions: 5 pm)
Late nights: Thursday, to 9 pm (last admission: 8 pm)
Closed Mondays, 1 May, 25 December, and 1 January
Best times to go
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Weekdays beat weekends.
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Opening hour and the last 90 minutes of the day are consistently calmer.
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Rainy days look tempting, but they often push more visitors indoors, book a slot anyway.
How To get to Musée Marmottan Monet
Metro
Line 9: Take the metro to La Muette station. From there, it’s about a 10-minute walk to the museum.
Line 10: Exit at Jasmin station. It’s also around a 10-minute walk from this station.
Bus
Bus 22 and Bus 32 both stop at La Muette – Boulainvilliers, which is a short walk from the museum.
Bus 52 stops at La Muette, close to the entrance of the museum.
