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Musee d'Orsay: Orsay Museum
Musée d’Orsay
Located in a former 1900s train station, on the Seine’s Left Bank, d’Orsay displays France’s national collection of paintings, sculptures, objets d’art and other works produced 1840-1914.
Visitor favorites include art nouveau, and surely the collections of impressionist paintings by Monet, Renoir, and Pissarro, Degas, Manet and the post-impressionists: Van Gogh, Cézanne, Seurat, and Matisse.
There are 90-minute English-language guided tours, plus tours and workshops designed with kids and families in mind.
62, rue de Lille, Paris 7th
Tél: 01 4049 4814
Métro: #12 Assemblée Nationale or Solférino
Bus: 24, 68, 69, 73, 84, 94
RER: C
Vélib: 7007‑62, rue de Lille; 7008‑10, rue de Villersexel
Admission: Adult €8; 18-25 years €12.50; Children free
Temporary exhibit admission: €9.50, 18-25 years €7
Hours: Closed Mon; Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 9.30am-6pm; Thu: 9.30am-9.45pm. Free first Sunday of every month.
