Musee Dorsay Overview
Musee Dorsay is an art museum located in Paris, France. The museum established in 1986.
In 2009, the art museum visited by more than 3 million people. The museum situated in Gare d’Orsay railway station which was built-in between 1898 and 1900.
The Musee d’Orsay has a collection of French art that dated from 1848 to 1914.
The gallery contains the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist across the world. The museum has several artists named Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, Seurat, Sisley, and Van Gogh.
The Musee d’Orsay is also in the list of the largest art museum in Europe. Guy Cogeval is the director of the museum from 2018.
The museum originally situated in a railway station. I939, the railway station became inappropriate for longer trains.
The location also used as a set for several films named Kafka’s The Trial and Renaud-Barrault.
In 1970, the railway station was authorized to demolish but Jaques Duhamel, who was minister for cultural affairs.
The Ministers have plans for making a new hotel. The Museum of France suggested for making station a museum.
The Georges Pompidou approved the Museum.
The study for museum planning commissioned in 1974. The interior of the museum designed by Italian architect Gae Aulenti.
In July 1986, the museum was ready for receiving its exhibits.
To install the 2000 paintings, 600 sculptures it takes more than six months. The Musee d'Orsay was officially opened for public in December 1996 by President Francois Mitterrand.
Musee Dorsay Services
The bookshop of the museum was open from Tuesday to Sunday. The timing of the bookshop is 9:30 to 6:30 pm.
There are several facilities available for visitors in a museum named Wi-Fi, Cloakrooms, loan of a wheelchair, loan of pushchairs, lifts, toilets, baby changing facilities and many more.
References Taken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_d%27Orsay
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/