Guide for the Few

Paris, Access

Private tours in Paris

What is not on the public calendar: before opening, after closing, by appointment.

What is not on the public calendar: museums before opening, collections after closing, and the shops and studios that open by appointment.

  • The Monet gallery after hours at the Marmottan

    The 400 m² Galerie Claude Monet, with Impression, Sunrise and about a hundred Monet paintings from the painter's family, taken privately for a dinner of up to 120, a breakfast or a champagne tour.

  • The Musée d'Orsay before opening

    The Musée d'Orsay's collections or current exhibition with a lecturer for a private group, from 8.30 to 10.30 am Tuesday to Friday, before the doors open, after breakfast in the restaurant's small salon.

  • The Musée Rodin after hours

    The Hôtel Biron and its sculpture garden after closing for a private party: the permanent collection with one of the museum's lecturers, then dinner in the entrance hall facing The Kiss.

  • The private backstage tour of the Palais Garnier

    A guided tour of the Palais Garnier's backstage areas for your party alone, arranged by Arop, the Paris Opera's patrons' association, and reaching the ballet costume workshops the public never sees.

  • The Water Lilies after hours at the Orangerie

    Monet's two oval Water Lilies rooms at the Musée de l'Orangerie, opened for a private group from 6 pm any day or all day on Tuesday, when the museum is closed to the public.

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