MUSEE D'ORSAY

The Musée d’Orsay has been open to the public since December 1986: once a palace then a hotel and a station, it has been a listed building since 1978... Among the different collections presented in the museum, the one devoted to Impressionism is the richest and best-known, and includes works by Auguste Renoir (“Le Bal au Moulin de la Galette”) and Claude Monet (“La Gare Saint-Lazare”). The collections of 19th-century sculpture and photographs are equally impressive featuring works by the sculptors Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and François Rude, and photographers Félix Nadar and Gustave Le Gray.

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Practical information

MUSEE D'ORSAY

1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur

75007

PARIS

Metro :

Solférino

RER :

Musée d'Orsay

Bus :

24, 63, 68, 69, 73, 83, 84, 94

telephone number :

01 40 49 48 14

www.musee-orsay.fr

Access for persons with limited mobility

Tourisme & Handicap label

Mental

Auditif

Moteur

MUSEE D'ORSAY

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Current events :

A new welcome area and bookshop were inaugurated on 1 April 2004. Larger and more straight-forward, visitors can more easily enter the museum, therefore reducing the length of queues.

Museum

DMF - French Museums Board

Renowned for its rich collection of impressionist art, the Musée d'Orsay also houses western art from 1848 to 1914. Its collections represent all forms of expression, from painting to architecture, including sculpture, the decorative arts, and photography. You will be amazed by the beauty of the building: a station that looks like a palace, inaugurated for the universal exhibition in 1900.

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Architecturals styles :

Monumental

List of collections :

Sculpture, History, Painting, Photography, Decorative Arts, Furniture, Architecture, Objets d'art, Pastels

Collections period :

19th century

Opening days and times

Open/Closed :

9.30am-6pm

Cash desk closes at :

Last admission 30 minutes before the closing of the museum.

Days of week :

Open on those public holidays :

Horaire nocturne :

Late opening on Thursday until 9.45pm.

Individual tours

Independant tour :

€8. RR (18-30 years) and late night (from 6pm) €5.50

Guided tour :

Visitors’ welcome desk: 01 40 49 49 78 and 01 40 49 48 00. Visits for the visually impaired can be reserved. Visits in sign language given by deaf lecturers from national museums: for children, adolescents and adults, and include the museum’s permanent collections and some temporary exhibitions. Duration: 1 hour 30 mins. Information: 01.40.49.48.73 (booking compulsory).

Free :

Free admission for everyone the first Sunday of every month.

Free for children :

under 18s

Group tours

Group tour :

Booking compulsory: by post: Musée d'Orsay - 62, rue de Lille - 75343 Paris cedex 07 - France . By phone: 00 33 1 53 63 04 50. By fax: 00 33 1 42 22 71 61 (from Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am-4pm, until 8pm on Thursday)

Services

Foreign language tour :

On request.

Foreign language information :

Map-guide in 7 languages

Educational activities :

Activities for students : tel 00 33 1 40 49 48 70 / 49 69
Educational activities, outdoor activity centres: Information/reservation : tel 00 33 1 53 63 04 50.

Combined ticket :

From 2 Januray 2008: Orsay/Rodin (€12 instead of €14): pass valid for one day, priority access to both museums

Audio guide.

Wheelchair hire :

Wheelchairs available in the cloakroom. Map-guide for the disabled available on request at the reception desks.

Photo allowed :

No flash photography. No tripod.

Viewpoint.

Restaurant.

Gifts shop.

Room hire :

location@musee-orsay.fr Fax: +33 (0)1 45 48 56 32

Other services :

Museum & Monuments pass		Child minding		Animals welcome
Bookshop

Miscellaneous :

The auditorium has a magnetic loop for visitors with hearing aids. It can hold up to three wheelchair-users.