Paris Attractions

Musee d’Orsay

The building, which is now home to the Musee d’Orsay, was originally constructed in 1900 as a railroad station, and used for that purpose until 1939. Converted and reopened in 1986, the Musee d’Orsay primarily exhibits French art, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photographs dating from 1848 through 1915. The Musee d’Orsay is best known for its extensive collection of impression and post-impression masterpieces by painters such as Monet, Degas, Cezanne, Renoir, and Van Gogh.