{"id":1037,"date":"2020-03-10T13:57:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T13:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:01:41","slug":"discover-the-musee-dorsay-paris-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/discover-the-musee-dorsay-paris-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Musee d\u2019Orsay, Paris, France"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Musee d\u2019Orsay is one of the most famous Paris art museums, and contains the world\u2019s largest collection of Impressionist oil paintings. The magnificent building housing the Musee d\u2019Orsay was formerly a train station; \u00a0the Gare d\u2019Orsay, which is situated on the left bank of the river Seine and was built in 1900 for the Universal Exhibition which had over 50 million visitors.\u00a0 It was closed for a number of years but re-opened in 1986 after a period of re-modeling.<\/p>\n

Gaetana Aulenti – Architect<\/h2>\n

The interior was designed by Italian Architect Gaetana Aulenti.\u00a0 It was through President Giscard d\u2019Estang’s support that the Musee d\u2019Orsay is today one of the largest museums in Europe which had in excess of 3.6 million visitors during 2019.<\/p>\n

Discoverwalks.com<\/a> gives you FIVE great reasons to visit the museum which holds over 2000 paintings, 1500 sculptures and many other works of art. \u00a0\u00a0The Musee d\u2019Orsay<\/a> offers wonderful views of Paris; the view from the rear of the Great Clock overlooks the Seine whilst the from the Terrace over the Face des Hautuers provides views of the historical monuments on the right bank including the Louvre Museum and the bridges of the Seine.<\/p>\n

Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings<\/h2>\n

The Musee d\u2019Orsay houses over 480 of the world\u2019s most famous impressionist paintings and around 1100 post-impressionist paintings, by some of the world\u2019s greatest artists.<\/p>\n

There are 24 famous Vincent van Gogh paintings.\u00a0 Van Gogh Starry Night over the Rhone<\/a> is an oil painting on canvas completed in 1888 of Arles at night.\u00a0 The location of the scene is just a short walk away from\u00a0 Van Gogh\u2019s rented house, The Yellow House on the Place Lamartine.<\/p>\n

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Olympia 1863<\/h2>\n

The collection includes 34 Edouard Manet oil paintings which includes Olympia<\/a>. \u00a0The subject matter of Olympia 1863 caused great controversy when it was exhibited at the Paris Salon and was condemned as outrageous and offensive with his depiction of a nude being presented with flowers by a servant.\u00a0 The painting was temporarily re-titled Laure by the Musee d\u2019Orsay for its Exhibition Black models: from G\u00e9ricault to Matisse in 2019.<\/p>\n

\"edouardThe Musee d\u2019Orsay holds the largest collection of Claude Monet famous paintings.\u00a0 One of our favourite Claude Monet impressionist paintings is Houses of Parliament, 1904<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"claudePierre-Auguste Renoir\u2019s painting Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette<\/a> is one of his most important impressionist paintings and is at the center of the Musee d\u2019Orsay collection of French impressionist art.<\/p>\n

\"renoir600 Artworks donated to Musee d\u2019Orsay<\/h2>\n

In 2016, the Musee d\u2019Orsay received the largest art collection donation in the history of the museum. American art collectors Marlene and Spencer Hays donated their collection of more than 600 artworks.<\/p>\n

Masterpieces by Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Amedeo Modigliani and Henri Matisse were included in the gift.<\/p>\n

Orsay Wide Open<\/h2>\n

More recently it has been reported that an anonymous donation of over $22 million will lead the way for further expansion; this will include an international research center. \u00a0\u00a0The project will be known as \u201cOrsay Wide Open\u201d and aims to provide visitors to the Musee d\u2019Orsay and its sister, Musee de l\u2018Orangerie, with a complete experience.\u00a0 It is estimated that the project will be completed in two phases with a final completion date of 2026.<\/p>\n

Every year the Musee d\u2019Orsay welcomes millions of visitors from around the world who flock to see some of greatest impressionist and post-impressionist paintings from Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro, just to mention a few.<\/p>\n

From 24th<\/sup> March to 19th<\/sup> July 1920 the Museum is featuring the paintings of Jacques Joseph Tissot, this exhibition previously having previously been hosted by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Musee d\u2019Orsay Opening Times and Tickets<\/h2>\n

Musee d\u2019Orsay is open daily from 9:30am until 18.00 with a late closing on Thursday when it remains open until 21:45.\u00a0 Adult Ticket prices are \u20ac14.<\/p>\n

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