A Centenary Exhibition

Monet: Questioning Nature

February 7 [Sat] - May 24 [Sun], 2026

The Impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) was fascinated by the beauty of natural light. While exploring ways to express that beauty, he created innovative landscape paintings that intertwine the worldview and lyricism of a new era. In the light of our current questioning of nature and ecology, the exhibition will show how Monet himself was confronted with the profound upheavals in the landscape, and how he was affected by them.
This exhibition closely traces the development of Monet’s career through places, including Le Havre, Argenteuil, Vetheuil, and Giverny, and periods significant for describing his work. It will also elucidate his creative context and inspirations by examining paintings, photographs, ukiyo-e prints and Art Nouveau crafts from the same era. It will also include an immersive video, a tribute to Monet by contemporary artist Ange Leccia. This exhibition will display 90 works from the Musée d’Orsay, including 41 of the paintings by Monet that are the museum’s pride and joy, plus works from the Artizon Museum, other museums in Japan, and private collections. Through these approximately 140 works we explore Monet’s fascination as a landscape painter. The Impressionist master died in 1926. A worldwide event, Monet: Questioning Nature will mark the start of a season of international celebrations of Monet.

Exhibition overview

Exhibition title: Monet: Questioning Nature

Exhibition period: February 7 [Sat] - May 24 [Sun], 2026

Opening hours: 10:00 - 18:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and May 2, 9, 16, 23 [except March 20] )*Last entry 30 minutes before closing.

Closed: February 16 [Mon], March 16 [Mon], April 13 [Mon], May 11 [Mon]

Organizer: Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundation; Musée d’Orsay; Nikkei Inc.; NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

Under the auspices of: Embassy of France / French Institute of Japan

With the Support of: Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Venue: 6, 5F Gallery

Concurrent Exhibition: Katarium (4F Gallery)

Ticket prices (incl. tax)

	On-line ticket	In-Person ticket (purchase at museum)
General	2,100 yen	2,500 yen
University college high school students	Free entry (Advance online booking required.) *This admission fee gives the visitor access to the concurrent exhibition.
Disabled visitors (plus one accompanying assistant)	Free entry　Advance booking not required Please present disabled person’s handbook upon entry.
Children through junior high school	Free entry　Advance booking not required

*Online tickets must be purchased up to 10 minutes before the end of each time slot.
*Booking is not accepted when a time slot is full.
*In-Person ticket may be purchased at the museum, if the time slot is not full.
*This admission fee gives the visitor access to the concurrent exhibition.

Art works

Claude MONET, Study of a Figure Outdoors (Facing Right), 1886, Musée d’Orsay<br />
Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Stéphane Maréchalle/ distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, Study of a Figure Outdoors (Facing Right), 1886, Musée d’Orsay
Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Stéphane Maréchalle/ distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, Hôtel des Roches Noires, Trouville, 1870, Musée d’Orsay <br />
Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Gabriel de Carvalho / distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, Hôtel des Roches Noires, Trouville, 1870, Musée d’Orsay
Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Gabriel de Carvalho / distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, The Magpie, 1868-69, Oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Adrien Didierjean / distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, The Rue Montorgueil, in Paris, 30th of June 1878, 1878, Musée d’Orsay<br />
Photo © Musée d’Orsay, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Patrice Schmidt / distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, The Rue Montorgueil, in Paris, 30th of June 1878, 1878, Musée d’Orsay
Photo © Musée d’Orsay, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Patrice Schmidt / distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, Regatta at Argenteuil, c. 1872, Oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay Photo © Musée d’Orsay, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Patrice Schmidt / distributed by AMF

【Exhibited for the first time in Japan】Claude MONET, The Luncheon, c. 1873, Oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Franck Raux / distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, Saint-Lazare Station, 1877, Oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Benoît Touchard / distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, London, Houses of Parliament, Effect of Sunlight in the Fog, 1904, Oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay Photo ©GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski / distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, Irises in Monet’s Garden, 1900, Oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Adrien Didierjean / distributed by AMF

Peter Henry Emerson, Valentine & Sons, Marston Sampson Low, Gathering Water Lilies, 1886　<br />
Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski / distributed by AMF

Peter Henry Emerson, Valentine & Sons, Marston Sampson Low, Gathering Water Lilies, 1886　
Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski / distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, In the Norwegian, c. 1887, Oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski / distributed by AMF

Claude MONET, Water Lily Pond, 1907, Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundationon

Claude MONET, Water-Lily Pond, Symphony in Green,1899, Oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay Photo © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d’Orsay) / Stéphane Maréchalle / distributed by AMF