Housed in a former railway station, this sumptuous building houses more than 4,000 works and boasts one of the most important Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections in the world.
On the fifth floor, the prestigious Impressionist Gallery gathers the greatest masterpieces of the era: Manet’s “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe”, Renoir’s “Bal du Moulin de la Galette”, Degas’ “The Dancers”, Cézanne’s “The Bathers”, and Gauguin’s “Women of Tahiti”… as well as numerous canvases by the great Impressionist masters: Cézanne, Monet, Courbet, Pissarro, Van Gogh…
The Musée d’Orsay also features an important collection of sculptures, including works by Rodin, Camille Claudel, Bartholdi, and Degas.
Book your tickets now on the Musée d’Orsay website.
From the Musée d’Orsay, cross the Seine to reach the magnificent Tuileries Gardens where the Musée de l’Orangerie is located. Also dedicated to Impressionism, this museum is notable for housing eight of the famous “Water Lilies” paintings by Claude Monet. The works cover the walls of two large oval rooms, whose lighting and layout have been perfectly designed to accommodate the unconventional dimensions of the canvases.
You can book combined tickets to visit both museums.
