Orsay Museum

In the centre of Paris on the banks of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens, the museum was installed in the former Orsay railway station built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900.  So the building itself could be seen as the first "work of art" in the Musee d'Orsay, which displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914.

Opening information

open 9.30am to 6pm daily except mondays, late nights on thursdays until 9.45pm

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Temporary exhibitions

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  Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931). A Passion for Finland

  Akseli Gallen-Kallela is recognised as one of the most emblematic artists of the Finnish genius at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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  Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931). A Passion for Finland7th February 2012 - 6th May 2012 (Add to calendar)

  19th century, Painting, 20th century
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  Degas and the Nude

  The first major monographic exhibition in Paris devoted to Edgar Degas (1834-1917) since the 1988 retrospective at the Grand Palais.

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  Degas and the Nude13th March 2012 - 1st July 2012 (Add to calendar)

  19th century, Painting
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  Misia, Queen of Paris

  Misia Godebska (1872-1950) was a legendary figure of the French art scene from the Belle Époque to the Roaring Twenties.

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  Misia, Queen of Paris12th June 2012 - 9th September 2012 (Add to calendar)

  Painting, 20th century
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  Impressionism and Fashion

  Anxious to account for contemporary life, Impressionism favoured the representation of human figures in their daily surroundings.

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  Impressionism and Fashion25th September 2012 - 20th January 2013 (Add to calendar)

  19th century, Painting, Impressionism

Top exhibits

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  Le Dejeuner Sur l'Herbe

  Le Dejeuner Sur l'Herbe, 1862-1863, was painted by Edouard Manet and is held in the Orsay Museum, Paris, France.

  19th century, Painting

  Edouard Manet
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  Woman at her Toilet

  Woman at her Toilet, 1896, was painted by Toulouse - Lautrec and is held in the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France.

  19th century, Painting

  Henri Toulouse - Lautrec
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  Self - Portrait

  Self - Portrait, 1889, was painted by Vincent Van Gogh and is held in the Musee D'Orsay, Paris, France.

  19th century, Painting, Self - Portrait

  Vincent Van Gogh
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  Two Women on a Beach

  Two Women on a Beach, 1891 was painted by Paul Gauguin and is held in the Musee D'Orsay, Paris, France.

  19th century, Painting

  Paul Gauguin
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  The Painter's Studio

  The Painter's Studio, 1855, was painted by Gustav Courbet and is held in the Orsay Museum, Paris, France.

  19th century, Painting

  Gustav Courbet

Related pages

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  Edgar Degas

  Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917) was a French painter. He is known as a founding father of impressionism but preferred to be known as a realist.

  19th century, Sculpture, Painting, Impressionism, Realism, Drawing
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  Edgar Degas

  Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917) was a French painter. He is known as a founding father of impressionism but preferred to be known as a realist.

  19th century, Sculpture, Painting, Impressionism, Realism, Drawing

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