Museum reviews: The Musee dOrsay, Paris, France – Part 1

The Museum is named after the Palais d’Orsay that stood on the spot back in the mid-1800s. The Museum itself is a piece of art in the form of architecture. The building that holds the museum was originally built to be a train station and hotel as part of the infrastructure for the World’s Fair in 1900. The buildings life as a museum first opened to the public on December 9, 1986.

The collections in the Museum mostly are from the period from the late 1800s to early 1900s. The museum includes collections of paintings, sculptures, objects d’arts, and photography. Some of the famous artists featured in the collections are Paul Gauguin, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, and Auguste Rodin.

The Musee d’Orsay is a wonderful museum to visit for those interested in late 1800s to early 1900s western art. Another great feature of this museum is that it is very handicap accessible with it receiving a Tourism and Disability certificate in 2005.

Museum’s English Version of Website: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/h ome.html?S=0