The house in Giverny where Claude Monet lived for 43 years (1883–1926) was originally an abandoned ruin. With a keen eye for colour and detail, Monet transformed it into a colourful palace. At the beginning, the house called “House of the Cider-Press”, was much smaller. Monet enlarged it on both sides.

The pink color of the walls and the green of the shutters was chosen by Monet. He also added a gallery in front of the house, a pergola covered with climbing roses, and grew a virginia creeper on the façade.

On the ground floor of the house are the blue reading room, the yellow dining room and Monet’s studio. Everything has been restored to its original condition down to the last detail, complete with furniture, pottery and books from that era. The dining room features a unique collection of Japanese prints.