Executive summary by Darmansjah
Claude Monet's property at Giverny (house and gardens), left
by his son to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1966, became a Museum opened to
public visit in 1980 after completion of large-scale restoration work: the huge
Nymphea's studio was restored and the precious collection of Japanese
engravings was displayed in several rooms, hung in the manner chosen by the
master himself; the gardens were replanted as they once were. The house became
a popular tourist attraction (the Claude Monet Foundation), particularly in the
summer when the flowers are in bloom.
The other main attraction of the village is the Museum of
Impressionism Giverny dedicated to the history of impressionism and its
continuation in the Giverny art colony and along the valley of the river Seine.
The Hôtel Baudy was a center of artistic life in the Giverny
heyday. It is now still a café and restaurant, with period decoration.
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