Musée d'Orsay

Introduction

The Musée d'Orsay is one of the world's richest temples of Impressionist art. Housed in a former train station, it holds masterpieces by Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir and other masters—a place of pilgrimage for every Impressionist art lover. The Musée d'Orsay's building itself is charming—a train station built in the early 20th century, later cleverly converted into a museum; its grand arched vault and the preserved great station clock blend the beauty of industrial-era architecture with an art temple, with a unique flavor. Its collection centers on art from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries, especially famed for its unrivaled Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces—here gather Monet's Water Lilies series and works in the spirit of Impression, Sunrise, Renoir's joyous figures, Degas' ballerinas, Van Gogh's self-portraits and works in the spirit of Starry Night, plus Cézanne, Gauguin, Seurat and other masters' immortal paintings, as well as Rodin's sculptures, almost encompassing the most brilliant achievements of Impressionism. Strolling this station-turned art temple, through those lively, colorful brushstrokes, you feel the extraordinary charm of the Impressionist masters capturing light and depicting life—an intoxicating artistic journey. Explore Paris, enter the Musée d'Orsay, and pay homage to the immortal masterpieces of the Impressionists—a sight in Paris full of artistic charm.

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