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Attractions & Activities : Art Museums
Musée d'Orsay
1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur, Paris 75007 01 40 49 49 78
Description:
7ème ARRONDISSEMENT. This mammoth iron-and-glass former railway station built to bring visitors to the World Fair in 1900 was transformed into an art museum in 1986. The museum's holdings date from 1848 through World War I, showcasing the world's largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings and sculptures, by such luminaries as Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh and Gauguin, along with galleries devoted to the applied arts. Note that part of the museum is closed for refurbishment until March 2011. METRO: Solférino (line 12) Hours: Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun 9:30am-6pm; Thu 9:30am-9:45pm Admission: Museum €8; Child (0-17) Free; Child (18-25) Free - €5.50 temporary exhibits Call for Details
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