Orsé Museum

The Musée d'Orsay is known all over the world for its luxurious collection, which includes the works of the great representatives of impressionism and post-impressionism. So, here you can admire the works of Van Gogh and Gauguin, Monet and Degas, as well as numerous photographic works, architectural models and pieces of furniture of past years.

Of particular interest is the collection of works by the eccentric French artist Toulouse-Lautrec, depicting the life of cabaret and French bohemia.

Interestingly, the original building of the museum was a railway station, the construction of which was timed to the exhibition of 1900. The station worked for its intended purpose until 1939. Subsequently, the station became a haven for the theater organization Renaud-Barrault, also in the premises were located auction houses, worked hotel. Finally, in 1986, President François Mitterrand inaugurated the Musée d'Orsay.

In total, the museum collection includes more than 4 thousand works of art dating from 1848-1915.