Projects

Exhibitions in France and the U.S.

AFMO supports the museums’ ongoing commitment to sharing artworks and collaborating with American museums, enriching exhibitions viewed in the United States and in Paris. In 2024, AFMO supported the very successful temporary exhibition Paris 1874. Inventing Impressionism, celebrating the anniversary of the first impressionist exhibition which drew over 722,000 visitors over four months.

In fall 2025, AFMO will proudly support Sargent and Paris at the Musée d’Orsay and the Berthe Weill exhibition at the Musée de l’Orangerie.

Visitor Experience

AFMO supports museum and gallery renovations to enable state-of-the-art settings, including two large screens in the lower nave, broadcasting French-English content.

AFMO supports Holidays at the Orsay, a bilingual educational program that nurtures children’s interest for art through creative, entertaining experiences inspired by the museum and its collections.

Resources in English

AFMO promotes accessibility by supporting English language educational initiatives, including wall texts, museum tours, printed materials, and digital resources

AFMO also provides critical funding for the English translation of thematic publishing projects such as the highly successful Pastels album. AFMO supports the museum’s documentation library.

Other Initiatives

In 2024, AFMO supported Holidays at the Orsay, a bilingual program which inculcates children’s appetites for art through a range of creative and entertaining experiences inspired by the museum and its collections.

AFMO patrons have also made significant art gifts to the Musée d’Orsay such as Le Dimanche by Ernest Meissonier in 2024. 

For more information on all our past and present grants, check the Grants to Museums section.

Acknowledgements

American Friends Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie thank our members and donors for their generous and enthusiastic support of the Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie’s programs and operations.

With special thanks to the following for their continued support:

  • GRoW@Annenberg, Regina and Gregory Annenberg Weingarten

  • The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation

Frédéric Bazille, Réunion de famille, entre 1867 et 1868. Achat avec la participation de Marc Bazille, frère de Frédéric Bazille, 1905, © Musée d’Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais, Patrice Schmidt