The Museum of Impressionisms, or Musée des Impressionnismes, in Giverny, France, was initially opened as The Musée de'Art Americain under the auspices of a foundation developed by the American businessman and art collector, Daniel J. Terra.

Say "water lilies" to an art lover and they will immediately launch into a rhapsodic lecture on Impressionist master Claude Monet's house and garden at Giverny, a charming small village about 80 kilometers west of Paris.