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Musee d'Orsay

62, Rue De Lille, Paris, France 75343

Featured Review : The Louvre is an amazing museum but it is so large it can be intimidating and it's for that reason that my favourite museum in Paris is the musée d'Orsay.The museum is housed in a beautiful railway station dating from 19...See Full Review

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Musee d'Orsay Reviews

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Musee d'Orsay

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Jehcekah from Rochester, Minnesota
  • November 5, 2002
Musee d'Orsay
Quote: This museum was our little gem. On Thursday evenings it is open until 9:45pm. We arrived in Paris on a very rainy day and decided to go here to stay dry. If you are a fan of Impressionistic Art, this place can be like heaven for you. Famous pieces... Read the full Musee d'Orsay review

From journal Autumn Paris

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Musee D'Orsay

  • 4 out of 5 stars by phileasfogg from New Delhi, India
  • June 17, 2002
Quote: Outside it, the Musée D’Orsay has five female figures carved from stone, representing the continents- Asia, Africa, Oceania, the Americas and Europe. Quite good. Inside, it looks almost exactly like what it is- a railway station, although it’s been... Read the full Musee d'Orsay review

From journal Paris in the Springtime

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Musée d'Orsay

  • 4 out of 5 stars by KJP from Dallas, Texas
  • February 17, 2002
Musée d'Orsay
Quote: The Musée d'Orsay was once a building that housed one of the main railway stations in Paris. It was narrowly saved from the wrecking ball in the 1970s and now is the home of French art dating from 1848-1914. The collection basically picks up where... Read the full Musee d'Orsay review

From journal Offseason Paris

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Musee d'Orsay

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Lisa MacDonald from Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • January 6, 2002
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Quote: The first thing you may notice when you visit the Musee d'Orsay is the incredibly long queue leading to its entrance. While we didn't have to wait an unreasonable amount of time to get in (in Parisian terms), it's wise to bring warm clothing and an... Read the full Musee d'Orsay review

From journal A New Year's Holiday in Paris

Musee D'Orsay

  • 4 out of 5 stars by kiminhalifax from Moncton, New Brunswick
  • October 28, 2001
Quote: Impressionists are my favorite and this museum is chock full of impressionist art. We started out in the museum shop - which rocks!! Lots of prints, books, etc. that will help you remember your time here. Manet, Monet, Cezanne abound - it's... Read the full Musee d'Orsay review

From journal A tiny village from history

Orsay

  • 4 out of 5 stars by DT from LOS ANGELES, California
  • July 25, 2001
Quote: The Orsay is a fantastic museum. It has one of the greatest collections of impressionist art in the world. There is also a good collection of sculptures in the atrium. The Orsay is a remodeled old train station, very cool. It gets very busy, I... Read the full Musee d'Orsay review

From journal Paris, the Grandest City of All

Musee De Orsay

  • 4 out of 5 stars by dglawless from lexington, Kentucky
  • May 14, 2001
Quote: This museum is in a restored hotel and train station that was built in 1900. The restoration is really well done and worth the trip for the architecture alone. There is a large clock at the north end of the building from which you can get a good... Read the full Musee d'Orsay review

From journal Paris in the Summer

Musee d'Orsay

  • 4 out of 5 stars by saraherose from atlanta, Georgia
  • April 3, 2001
Musee d'Orsay
Quote: i love to visit this museum as much for the architecture of the building itself as for the art it houses. in addition to an outstanding collection of painting and sculpture, the dramatic 100-foot arched ceilings and the glass-paneled wall with... Read the full Musee d'Orsay review

From journal paris, je t'aime

Musee d'Orsay

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Rucas from Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
  • November 28, 2000
Quote: The national collection of the Musee d'Orsay is housed in a beautifully renovated former train station by the Seine. You'll find painting, sculpture, and objets d'art from the creation of the Second Republic in 1848 to the outbreak of the First... Read the full Musee d'Orsay review

From journal Do you love Paris?

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Musee d'Orsay

  • 4 out of 5 stars by kylebarber from Seattle, Washington
  • November 25, 2000
Musee d'Orsay
Quote: This is in my most humble opinion the most fantastic art museum in the world. I guess if you don't really care for Impressionism you'd have to disagree but the sheer volume of masterpieces in perhaps the most exciting art space I've ever seen is an... Read the full Musee d'Orsay review

From journal France: Paris