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Musée d'Orsay

📍 Paris, France · Founded 1986

A former railway station beside the Seine, with a giant clock, is now the home of the world's greatest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin.

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History of the museum

The Gare d'Orsay was built for the Paris World's Fair of 1900 and was the grandest railway station in the city. By the 1930s the platforms were too short for modern trains and the station fell out of use. It was saved from demolition in the 1970s and was turned into a museum for art from 1848 to 1914, which opened in 1986. The architects kept the huge iron and glass roof and the great station clock, which you can look through from the fifth floor.

Top pieces

In our gallery from here (78)

Bal du moulin de la Galette Bal du moulin de la GalettePierre-Auguste Renoir · 1876 Starry Night Over the Rhône Starry Night Over the RhôneVincent van Gogh · 1888 The Church at Auvers The Church at AuversVincent van Gogh · 1890 A Burial at Ornans A Burial at OrnansGustave Courbet · 1840 Whistler's Mother Whistler's MotherJames McNeill Whistler · 1871 The Painter's Studio The Painter's StudioGustave Courbet · 1850 L'Absinthe L'AbsintheEdgar Degas · 1875 The Balcony The BalconyÉdouard Manet · 1868 The Gleaners The GleanersJean-François Millet · 1857 La Balançoire La BalançoirePierre-Auguste Renoir · 1876 Women in the Garden Women in the GardenClaude Monet · 1866 Tahitian Women on the Beach Tahitian Women on the BeachPaul Gauguin · 1890 Girls at the Piano Girls at the PianoPierre-Auguste Renoir · 1892 The Bellelli Family The Bellelli FamilyEdgar Degas · 1858 The Angelus The AngelusJean-François Millet · 1858 The Fifer The FiferÉdouard Manet · 1866 Self-portrait Self-portraitVincent van Gogh · 1889 The Magpie The MagpieClaude Monet · 1868 Les raboteurs de parquet Les raboteurs de parquetGustave Caillebotte · 1875 The Circus The CircusGeorges Seurat · 1891 Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of VioletsÉdouard Manet · 1872 Dance in the Country Dance in the CountryPierre-Auguste Renoir · 1883 Dance in the City Dance in the CityPierre-Auguste Renoir · 1883 Luncheon on the Grass Luncheon on the GrassClaude Monet · 1866 Emile Zola Emile ZolaÉdouard Manet · 1868 The Pink Dress The Pink DressFrédéric Bazille · 1864 Ploughing in the Nivernais Ploughing in the NivernaisRosa Bonheur · 1849 The Ballet Class The Ballet ClassEdgar Degas · 1871 Régates à Argenteuil Régates à ArgenteuilClaude Monet · 1872 The artist's garden at Giverny The artist's garden at GivernyClaude Monet · 1900 The Dance The DanceWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau · 1856 Jerusalem JerusalemJean-Léon Gérôme · 1867 Bazille's Studio Bazille's StudioFrédéric Bazille · 1870 Vue de toits Vue de toitsGustave Caillebotte · 1878 The Reading The ReadingÉdouard Manet · 1865 Réunion de famille Réunion de familleFrédéric Bazille · 1867 The siesta (after Millet) The siesta (after Millet)Vincent van Gogh · 1890 Arearea AreareaPaul Gauguin · 1892 A Studio at Les Batignolles A Studio at Les BatignollesHenri Fantin-Latour · 1870 The Cradle The CradleBerthe Morisot · 1872 The Poppy Field near Argenteuil The Poppy Field near ArgenteuilClaude Monet · 1873 The Hanged Man's House The Hanged Man's HousePaul Cézanne · 1874 Portrait of Monsieur and Madame Auguste Manet Portrait of Monsieur and Madame Auguste ManetÉdouard Manet · 1860 Lola de Valence Lola de ValenceÉdouard Manet · 1862 Homage to Delacroix Homage to DelacroixHenri Fantin-Latour · 1864 L'Asperge L'AspergeÉdouard Manet · 1880 L'Italienne L'ItalienneVincent van Gogh · 1887 La Belle Angèle La Belle AngèlePaul Gauguin · 1889 Portrait of the Artist with the Yellow Christ Portrait of the Artist with the Yellow ChristPaul Gauguin · 1890 Shepherdess with her Flock Shepherdess with her FlockJean-François Millet · 1863 A Cart on the Snowy Road at Honfleur A Cart on the Snowy Road at HonfleurClaude Monet · 1865 Clair de lune sur le port de Boulogne Clair de lune sur le port de BoulogneÉdouard Manet · 1869 Madame Manet at the Piano Madame Manet at the PianoÉdouard Manet · 1869 The Luncheon The LuncheonClaude Monet · 1873 Claude Monet Claude MonetPierre-Auguste Renoir · 1875 Around the Piano Around the PianoHenri Fantin-Latour · 1885 Pasteur's portrait by Edelfelt Pasteur's portrait by EdelfeltAlbert Edelfelt · 1885 Self-portrait with hat Self-portrait with hatPaul Gauguin · 1893 Still Life with Onions Still Life with OnionsPaul Cézanne · 1898 L'Orchestre de l'Opéra L'Orchestre de l'OpéraEdgar Degas · 1868 Lorenzo Pagans and Auguste de Gas Lorenzo Pagans and Auguste de GasEdgar Degas · 1871 Un coin de table Un coin de tableHenri Fantin-Latour · 1872 The Regatta at Molesey The Regatta at MoleseyAlfred Sisley · 1874 The Railway Bridge at Argenteuil The Railway Bridge at ArgenteuilClaude Monet · 1874 Ballet Rehearsal on Stage Ballet Rehearsal on StageEdgar Degas · 1874 Flooding at Port-Marly Flooding at Port-MarlyAlfred Sisley · 1876 Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé Portrait of Stéphane MallarméÉdouard Manet · 1876 The Red Roofs, Côte Saint-Denis at Pontoise, Winter Effect The Red Roofs, Côte Saint-Denis at Pontoise, Winter EffectCamille Pissarro · 1877 La Rue Montorgueil La Rue MontorgueilClaude Monet · 1878 Pont de Maincy Pont de MaincyPaul Cézanne · 1879 Woman with a Parasol, facing left Woman with a Parasol, facing leftClaude Monet · 1886 Restaurant de la Sirène à Asnières Restaurant de la Sirène à AsnièresVincent van Gogh · 1887 Portrait of Eugène Boch Portrait of Eugène BochVincent van Gogh · 1888 Hôpital Saint-Paul à Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Hôpital Saint-Paul à Saint-Rémy-de-ProvenceVincent van Gogh · 1889 La Femme à la cafetière (Woman with a Coffeepot) La Femme à la cafetière (Woman with a Coffeepot)Paul Cézanne · 1895 Apples and Oranges Apples and OrangesPaul Cézanne · 1899 Old man in front of children's graves Old man in front of children's gravesOsman Hamdi Bey · 1903 Winter in Norway Winter in NorwayFrits Thaulow · 1886

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