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Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France - September 2016

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris, a former railway station converted into an art museum houses many artwork built dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Sisley, and many other masters. It is one of the largest art museums in Europe.

Tip: When visiting the museum, go to the 5th Floor first as it houses art work by the impressionist.

These are the photos taken of the artwork at the museum, for presentation purposes and due to photography angle, many of these have been cropped and edited to compensate for low lighting. It is better to visit the museum as nothing beats seeing the originals.

Below are the various galleries of the museum, click on relevant photos to go to the particular floor or gallery.

Musee d'Orsay: 5th Floor Impressionist Art

These are various artwork of the impressionist era with paintings, sculptures by various renown artists including Monet, Renoir, Sisley, etc.

Musee d'Orsay: Ground Floor Galleries

There are thousands of art pieces on display at the ground floor of this impressive art museum, these are shown here separated into several galleries.

Musee d'Orsay: First Floor Galleries

There are many art pieces on display at the first floor of this impressive art museum, these are shown here separated into several galleries.

For easier orientation within the gallery, below are the layout plans of each floor, together with links to the inter-active floor plans:

This is a floor layout plan of the Level 0. The rooms are numbered from #1 to #23.
(Click here for Musee d'Orsay interactive Level 0 Floor Plan)

This is a floor layout plan of the Level 2. The rooms are numbered from #51 to #72.
(Click here for Musee d'Orsay interactive Level 2 Floor Plan)

This is a floor layout plan of the fifth floor. The rooms are numbered from #29 to #47.
(Click here for Musee d'Orsay interactive 5th Floor Plan)

MUSEE d'ORSAY
1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris, France.
Tel: +33-14049-4814
Hours: Friday to Wednesday - 9:30am to 6:00pm, Thursdays - 9:30am to 9:45pm
(Closed on Mondays & hours for Armitice Day may differ).
Webpage: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/museedorsay/
GPS: 48.85996, 2.32656
(Click here for Google Street View)
(Click here for Google Street Rear View - entry & tickets are here)

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