Musée d’Orsay
Paris’ Musée d’Orsay, the museum with the best collection of French art from the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century.
Musée d’Orsay
Paris’ Musée d’Orsay, the museum with the best collection of French art from the second half of the 19th century and the early 20th century.
The Musée d’Orsay, housed in the former railway station Gare d’Orsay, is one of the most visited museums in the world. The Orsay contains an impressive number of French paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography dating from 1848 to 1914. We recommend you reserve your entries for the Orsay Museum in advance here to avoid long queues at the entrance.
The Museum is particularly known for its collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist pieces. Among the artists included are some of the greatest of their time, such as Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Seurat, Sisley, and Morisot.
The building, completed in 1900 in Beaux-Arts style, started housing the Orsay only in 1986. Its layout is refreshingly different from other museums, closer to an open plan than it is to countless stuffy rooms and corridors.
On the top floor, where all the most famous paintings are, you’ll find masterpieces such as Manet’s The Luncheon on the Grass and Olympia, Van Gogh’s Starry Night, and Degas’ L’Absinthe.
Location
Rue de la Légion d’Honneur 1, 7th arrondissement
Tickets and price
The Orsay Museum has recently started advising its visitors to reserve their entrance in advance. You can still buy an entry on the day, but you might have to queue for a long time and - if it’s a busy day - not be able to get in.
For this reason, we recommend getting your ticket in advance. You can get your ticket with priority access here .
| Adult |
|---|
| €16.00 |
| Adult | Under 18 or EEA residents under 26 | Thurs 6:00 pm onwards |
|---|---|---|
| €16.00 | free | €12.00 |
Entry to the Orsay is also included in the Paris Museum Pass, so if you plan on visiting a decent amount of attractions during your stay in Paris, we highly recommend getting the Pass. It will give you free access to all the most important sights in the city. You can get yours here .
Schedule
| Day |
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| Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun |
| Thurs |
| Monday, 1st May, 25th Dec |
| Day | Opening time | Last admission | Closure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun | 9:30 am | 5:00 pm | 6:00 pm |
| Thurs | 9:30 am | 9:00 pm | 9:45 pm |
| Monday, 1st May, 25th Dec | closed | closed | closed |
Transport
Nearby sights
Musée des Arts Décoratifs - 1 km (0.6 miles) across the river, 12-minute walk.
Palais-Royal - 1.3 km (0.8 miles) across the river, 17-minute walk.
Jardin des Tuileries - 300 m (less than 0.2 miles) just across the bridge, 4-minute walk.
Place Vendôme - 1 km (0.6 miles) across the river, 12-minute walk.
Musée du Louvre - 1 km (0.6 miles) across the river, 12-minute walk.
Musée de l’Orangerie - 650 m (0.4 miles) northwest, 8-minute walk
Place de la Concorde - 700 m (a little over 0.4 miles) northwest, 9-minute walk.
