Musée d’Orsay, Paris

Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Paris, France

The history of the museum, of its building is quite unusual. In the centre of Paris on the banks of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens, the museum was installed in the former Orsay railway station, built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. So the building itself could be seen as the first "work of art" in the Musee d'Orsay, which displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914.

Open from 9.30am to 6pm daily, except Mondays
Late night on Thursdays until 9.45pm
Last tickets sold at 5pm (9pm Thursdays), museum cleared at 5.30pm (9.15pm Thursdays)
Closed on Mondays, on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December

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Musée d'OrsayEsplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
75007 Paris
France
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Opening hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday9:30 AM – 9:45 PM
Friday9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
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