10/12/2026
If a Seine River cruise is on your travel wish list, there’s an especially good reason to add a little extra time in Paris right now. 🇫🇷
The Musée de l’Orangerie has just opened “Monet, Painting Time,” a special exhibition marking 100 years since Claude Monet’s death.
Nearly 40 paintings explore how Monet captured changing light and time, including works from his famous Haystacks, Poplars, Morning on the Seine and Rouen Cathedral series.
And while you’re there, you can experience his magnificent Water Lilies in the museum’s oval rooms.
I love the idea of pairing this with a Seine River cruise. You can travel through landscapes that inspired Monet, visit his home and gardens at Giverny, and then see his paintings in Paris. There’s even a special VR experience, “Claude Monet Along the Water,” that follows the Seine through Monet’s world to Giverny.
The exhibition runs through January 25, 2027—a wonderful excuse for a few extra days in Paris before or after a Seine sailing.
For an art lover, I think this would be a pretty unforgettable way to experience France.