Presentation
Housed in the train station building, constructed by Victor Laloux for the 1900 World Fair, the Orsay is a national museum devoted to all the arts between 1848-1914.
The various artistic movements represented include Academism, Realism, Impressionism, Symbolism, Art nouveau…
Among the featured artists are Bonnard, Carpeaux, Cézanne, Courbet, Daumier, Degas, Gallé, Gauguin, Guimard, Lalique, Maillol, Manet, Millet, Monet, Pissarro, Redon, Renoir, Rodin, Seurat, Sisley, van Gogh, Vuillard…
This multi-faceted museum organises seasons of exhibitions, concerts, cinema festivals and conferences based on a common theme.
Despite the great wealth of French art of the period, the museum also includes artists from other countries thanks to its foreign art acquisition and exhibition policy.
The Orsay museum holds temporary exhibitions to spread its renown around the world and promote international exchanges. Since 1st January 2004, the Orsay museum has enjoyed the status of Public Institution of administrative nature.
The various artistic movements represented include Academism, Realism, Impressionism, Symbolism, Art nouveau…
Among the featured artists are Bonnard, Carpeaux, Cézanne, Courbet, Daumier, Degas, Gallé, Gauguin, Guimard, Lalique, Maillol, Manet, Millet, Monet, Pissarro, Redon, Renoir, Rodin, Seurat, Sisley, van Gogh, Vuillard…
This multi-faceted museum organises seasons of exhibitions, concerts, cinema festivals and conferences based on a common theme.
Despite the great wealth of French art of the period, the museum also includes artists from other countries thanks to its foreign art acquisition and exhibition policy.
The Orsay museum holds temporary exhibitions to spread its renown around the world and promote international exchanges. Since 1st January 2004, the Orsay museum has enjoyed the status of Public Institution of administrative nature.
Practical Informations
Accès : 1, rue de la Légion d'honneur, Paris 7e - Gate C : individuals, Gate B : groups.
+33 (0) 1 40 49 48 14 
Solférino.
Musée d’Orsay. 
9:30am-6pm, late opening on Thursdays until 9:45pm. Closed on Mondays, on 1.01, 5.01, 12.25. 
-18s and -26s (E.U residents) free. No entry fee on the First Sunday of each month
Groups, booking required by phone + 33 (0)1 53 63 04 50, or by fax + 33 (0) 42 22 71 61.
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