Thursday, May 16, 2019

Paris, France: Musée d'Orsay

Paris' tourism slogan should be something like "There's too much to see in a few days." Because it's true.

We had heard a lot about how spectacular the Musée d'Orsay is. The museum ranks as one of the best in the world, but might get a little crowded out in discussions about Paris museums because of the Louvre. But it still ranks as world class by any standard.

The Musée d'Orsay sits in a former train station. The facility almost was torn down in 1970, but eventually it was turned into a museum. The building holds the work of all of the great masters of French art between 1848 and 1914 - Monet (86 paintings), Manet, Renoir, Gauguin and Van Gogh. People still love those Impressionists. 

We ran out of time to visit this, because the lines to get in were just too long. Oh, well. Maybe next time. We'll have to be content with watching a video.


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