As a kind of response to the garden of the Claude Monet Museum in Giverny, this semi-underground building with planted terraces is part of a landscape that evokes the one so loved by the Impressionists. Through an interplay of light and shadow, materials, and the relation between interior and exterior, the new museum draws attention to the content of the place itself. The interior spaces are organised around a vast, luminous hall, on one side of which are three exhibition rooms, at different levels depending on the slope of the site. On the other side is a restaurant opening onto a broad terrace. At the lower level is a conference/concert room that seats 200. The interpenetration of the spaces and the ease of movement contribute to “forgetting” the architecture, encouraging visitors to concentrate on the art works. Reflecting off a faceted wall with southern exposure, natural light enters the exhibition rooms and lights the paintings in the luminous ambiance that is specific to Giverny. A darker space is reserved for drawings, engravings and watercolours. This museum, dedicated to the work of American friends of Claude Monet, integrates perfectly into the surrounding landscape. There are also pleasant walks to be taken in its interior gardens.