The Musée d’Orsay’s spring 2026 exhibition, Renoir and Love, explores the artist’s distinctive vision of love as a joyful and unifying force. Moving beyond simple scenes of seduction, Renoir portrayed love as a bond connecting individuals, society, and nature. He set his large-scale masterpieces in the public spaces of 19th-century life—cafés, gardens, theaters, and boulevards—where social classes mingled and new freedoms emerged. Reexamining these iconic works through the universal theme of love, the exhibition reveals their radical character and Renoir’s central role in Impressionism.

Please join us for an exclusive tour of Renoir and Love on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

Event reserved for AFMO Sponsor-level members and above.

Auguste Renoir. Alphonsine Fournaise, 1879. ©Musée d’Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt