Before the Water Lilies. Monet discovers Giverny, 1883-1890

To mark the centenary of Claude Monet’s passing, the Musée des impressionnismes Giverny presents an exceptional exhibition dedicated to the artist’s early years in the village, from his arrival in 1883 to the end of 1890, when he became the owner of his house and began designing the now-legendary garden. Entitled Before the Water Lilies. Monet discovers Giverny, 1883-1890 , it will take place from March 27th to July 5th, 2026.

These formative years saw Monet immerse himself in his new surroundings: poppies and poplars, willows and winding paths, the hills, and the gentle flow of the Epte and the Seine, all part of a landscape shaped by rain and mist, sunlight and shifting skies.

Bringing back to the very place of their creation the works through which the master of Impressionism made Giverny his own, the exhibition will offer visitors the rare and poetic experience of seeing the landscapes of Giverny through Monet’s eyes, both within the galleries and beyond them.