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Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

Region
Europe
Tier
ESSENTIAL
Collection focus
Impressionism, Post-Impressionism & late-19th-century art
Exterior view of Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France.
Pont Royal and Musée d'Orsay, Paris 10 July 2020.jpg — Pierre Blaché from Paris, France. Source. CC0. Resized and converted to WebP.

About

The Musée d’Orsay brings nineteenth-century art into a former railway station built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. Painting, sculpture, decorative arts and architecture meet within the building’s large central volume.

Why visit

Look between media as well as between paintings: the station setting, decorative arts and architectural collections make the museum richer than an Impressionist highlights route alone.

At a glance

Type
Art museum / cultural collection
Best for
Painting, color, 19th-century modernity
Typical visit
2–4 hours
Admission
PAID / FREE ELIGIBILITY
Founded
1986
Curatorial lead
Paul Perrin

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Artists in this collection