Musée d'Orsay

The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, situated on the left bank of the River Seine. It holds mainly French art from 1848 to 1914: paintings, sculptures, furniture, objets d'art and photography.

The building was originally a railway station, built in 1900 by Victor Laloux, and served as a terminus for the Paris-Orleans railway. It was known as Gare d'Orsay. It closed in 1939, was classed as a historical monument in 1978, and re-opened as a museum in December 1986, bringing together collections from the Louvre, the Musée du Jeu de Paume and the Musée National d'Art Moderne at the Centre Georges Pompidou.

Artists whose works are on display on the Musee d'Orsay include:

• Edouard Manet
• Claude Monet
• Pierre-Auguste Renoir
• Antonio de La Gandara

Access

Public transport: Metro Solferino, RER Musée d'Orsay

Note that in common with many French museums, it is closed on Mondays.

External link

• Musée d'Orsay virtual visit : http://www.insecula.com/musee/M0048.html
• Musée d'Orsay French Paintings : http://www.insecula.com/salle/theme_40002_M0048.html
• Musée d'Orsay French Sculptures : http://www.insecula.com/salle/theme_40001_M0048.html
• Official site: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/