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Where are Claude Monet’s large Water Lilies panels displayed in Paris?

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Painting by Claude Monet, Self-portrait in Beret, 1886, showing Monet with a full beard, dark beret, and coat against a light, textured background. — Claude Monet *Self-Portrait with a Beret*, oil on canvas by Claude Monet, 1886; in a private collection.

Claude Monet’s large Water Lilies panels are permanently displayed in two oval rooms at the Orangerie museum in Paris, located within the Tuileries.12

These monumental works, which Monet envisioned as a decorative scheme to encircle the viewer, were presented to the French government and installed in the Orangerie following the artist's death in 1926. Often referred to as the "Sistine Chapel of Impressionism," the installation allows visitors to experience the immersive beauty of Monet’s garden pond.12