2024 is the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition which opened in Paris on the boulevard des Capucines on 15 April 1874. The Musée d’Orsay is celebrating this anniversary with major exhibition - “Paris 1874 – Inventing Impressionism” (26 March - 14 July 2024) - of 130 works. A selection of works shown in the original show will be juxtaposed to works shown at the Paris Salon of the period, emphasizing the visual shock the new paintings provided to the Paris public, but also establishing more nuanced parallels between the Impressionists and the Salon painters.

The exhibition is organized by the Musée d'Orsay, the Musée de l'Orangerie and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, where it will run from September 8, 2024 to January 20, 2025.