Caillebotte Festival of Yerres
Impressionist art, exhibitions, and cultural events in the Caillebotte Estate park
About Caillebotte Festival
The Caillebotte Festival in Yerres: Impressionism in the Heart of Essonne
The Caillebotte Estate in Yerres is one of the key sites of Impressionism in France. It was on this exceptional estate, on the banks of the Yerres river, that the Caillebotte family spent their summers between 1860 and 1879. The painter Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894), one of the masters of Impressionism and a friend of Monet, Renoir, and Degas, created many famous canvases here, depicting the park, the boaters on the river, and family life in the countryside.
A Preserved Impressionist Estate
The estate includes the fully restored main house, an English-style park of several hectares, an ornate farm, an orangery, an ice house, a vegetable garden, and sports facilities. Classified as a historic monument and reopened to the public in 2017, it is a unique cultural and visitor site in the Île-de-France region, allowing visitors to walk in the footsteps of the painter and understand how the light and nature of Essonne inspired his work.
A Rich Summer Cultural Program
Each summer, the Caillebotte House presents an ambitious cultural program to bring this Impressionist heritage to life:
Temporary Exhibitions
The Orangery and the Ornate Farm host contemporary art exhibitions each year from May to October, engaging in a dialogue with the Impressionist legacy. The 2025 edition featured Evi Keller in the Orangery (May 17 – September 14, 2025), while 2026 will see the exhibitions “Nature is Not a Set – From Monet to Contemporary Artists” and “Dominique Renson – Artist and Models” (May 8 – October 18, 2026).
Impressionist Painting Workshops
Outdoor painting workshops allow participants to learn Impressionist techniques in the very setting where Caillebotte painted his most beautiful works. Guided by a professional painter, participants explore the effects of light, color, and texture characteristic of Impressionism, whether they are beginners or experienced amateurs.
Nature and Discovery Excursions
Guided tours of the park and house reveal the spaces that inspired Caillebotte's most famous paintings. Boat and canoe excursions on the Yerres offer a unique perspective of the site, allowing visitors to see the property from the river as the painter did. Tours of the historic vegetable garden and the ice house complete the discovery.
Immersive Experiences
Impressionist sensory experiences invite visitors to perceive the estate through all their senses: scents, sounds, textures, and flavors evoke the atmosphere of 19th-century summers in Yerres. These innovative experiences offer a new way to approach Impressionism, accessible to both children and adults.
Yerres, an Impressionist Town
The town of Yerres has made its Caillebotte heritage a cornerstone of its cultural identity. Every year, thousands of visitors come to discover this unique site, one of the few to have retained the original appearance of a late 19th-century bourgeois property where Impressionist artists lived and worked. The Caillebotte House is managed by the town of Yerres with the support of the department of Essonne and the Île-de-France region.
Caillebotte Festival — edition 2026
2026 Cultural Season — Caillebotte Estate in Yerres
The 2026 cultural season at the Caillebotte House opens on May 8, 2026, with two major exhibitions presented until October 18, 2026:
- “Nature is Not a Set – From Monet to Contemporary Artists” at the Ornate Farm: an exploration of the relationship of Impressionist and contemporary artists with nature as a pictorial subject
- “Dominique Renson – Artist and Models” at the Orangery: the work of a contemporary artist in dialogue with Caillebotte's Impressionist setting
Outdoor painting workshops, guided tours of the house and park, boat excursions on the Yerres, and sensory experiences complete the summer program.
Programme Caillebotte Festival 2026
Season from May 8 to October 18, 2026
Exhibition spaces open daily except Mondays, from 2 PM to 6:30 PM (exceptionally open on Monday, May 25, 2026). The 11-hectare park remains freely accessible all year round (9 AM-9 PM in June-July, 9 AM-8 PM in August-September, 9 AM-8:30 PM in April-May).
Exhibition « Nature is not a backdrop — From Monet to contemporary artists »
Location: Ferme Ornée · Dates: May 8 → October 18, 2026 · Curator: Valérie Dupont-Aignan, director of Maison Caillebotte.
For the centenary of Claude Monet's passing (1926), Maison Caillebotte offers a sensitive journey through landscape with some sixty works. The exhibition opens with a masterpiece exceptionally loaned by the Musée Marmottan Monet, the Water Lily Pond (1917-1919), placed in dialogue with contemporary artists.
- Claude Monet — The Water Lily Pond (1917-1919), loan from the Musée Marmottan Monet
- Jacques Truphémus — paintings of moving light
- Markus Lüpertz — cultural memory of landscape
- Érik Desmazières — urban and architectural scenes
- Malgorzata Paszko — reflections and water surface
- Evi Keller — series around fire and light
- Charlotte de Maupeou — open-air paintings
- Ronan Barrot — contemporary landscapes
- Youcef Korichi — pictorial variations on nature
Exhibition « Dominique Renson — Artist and Models »
Location: Orangerie (free admission) · Dates: May 8 → October 18, 2026.
After the landscapes of the Ferme Ornée, the Orangerie radically changes register with a series of portraits and self-portraits by Dominique Renson. Trained at École Duperré and then at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, the artist (born in 1956) has been exploring the human face for over thirty years as a place where a person's "energy" is revealed. The Scream (2015) was chosen for the exhibition poster. A catalogue is co-published by In Fine éditions d'art and Maison Caillebotte.
Guided tours and workshops
- Free guided tours of the park — first Sundays of the month at 3 PM
- Impressionist painting workshop — Sunday, July 5, 2026 (booking required)
- Little gardeners at Caillebotte — children's workshop, Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- Caillebotte vegetable garden — open from April to October, Saturday 10 AM-12 PM / 2:30 PM-6 PM and Sunday 3 PM-6:30 PM
- Boat and canoe excursions on the Yerres, nature walks and thematic visits (booking on the website)
Highlights Caillebotte Festival 2026
- Centenary of Claude Monet (1926) celebrated with the exceptional loan of The Water Lily Pond by the Musée Marmottan Monet
- Some sixty works gathered at the Ferme Ornée for a dialogue between Impressionism and contemporary creation
- Complementary double exhibition: landscapes at the Ferme Ornée, portraits at the Orangerie (free admission)
- Exceptional 11-hectare site classified as a historical monument, where Caillebotte painted his boatmen
- Free park access all year round, open-air painting workshops, boat trips on the Yerres
Prices Caillebotte Festival 2026
Practical information — Caillebotte Festival
Practical Information
Cultural Season
The Caillebotte Estate is open from May to October with temporary exhibitions from Tuesday to Sunday, 2 PM to 6:30 PM. Closed on Mondays.
Location
Caillebotte Estate — 8 rue de Concy, 91330 Yerres.
Access
By RER: RER D, Yerres station. 15 min walk or bike ride from the station.
By car: A6, Crosne/Yerres exit. Free parking on site.
Prices
Free admission to exhibitions (Orangery, Ornate Farm). Fees apply for guided tours of the house and workshops (check the website).
Contact
Maison Caillebotte — maisoncaillebotte.fr
Tel: 01 80 37 20 61
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8 rue de Concy, 91330 Yerres