The Marmottan is one of Paris' more charming museums, partly because it resides off the tourist track, slightly out of the city centre. Formerly a hunting lodge belonging to the Duke of Valmy, the building was bought by Jules Marmottan whose son bequeathed it to the Academie des Beaux-Arts. They transformed it into the museum that permanently houses the world's largest collection of Monet's work, along with pieces from other Impressionists, such as Renoir and Pissarro. Despite this, the Marmottan has the feeling of an intimate French aristocrat's lodge, rather than a sprawling museum. Promenade de Monet (until 31 December 2000), is yet another tribute to one of the Impressionist movement's greatest masters, this exhibition spans Monet's career from his early years in Le Havre and London, through to Giverney. Most notable are the works exhibited from the last years at Giverney, which, together on one large floor, overwhelm the viewer with their group impact of colour and confusion. They include giant canvasses of The Water Lilies, The Japanese Bridge and The Weeping Willow. Some, with almost no tangible form, betray Monet's increasingly impaired vision prior to his death.