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D'Orsay Museum Tours
Exhibitions:
Drawings by Odilon Redon
The four great Redon albums, fully restored in 2006, are also exhibited here, as are the studio drawings, which give a better understanding of the complex relationship between Naturalism and Symbolism.
from 16 October 2007 - 6 January 2008
Towards photo-reportage
The theme of this temporary exhibition is social reportage and its beginnings. It shows how photographers through the 19th century viewed factory workers, artisans, farm labourers, the poor and the dispossessed, and even communities barely touched by western civilisation. The word "reporter", used for an investigative journalist, came into the French language at the beginning of the 19th century, with the rapidly developing newspaper industry. Photographic reporting had really existed since the invention of photography on paper at the beginning of the 1840s, but it was limited to a relatively small circle. It was to develop in the 20th century with the improvement in cameras and the boom in illustrated magazines, but it had to wait until the simultaneous printing of photographs and text could finally be produced on a large scale.
from 16 October 2007 - 6 January 2008
Ferdinand Hodler
Ferdinand Hodler was considered during his lifetime as a leading artist in the Modernist movement. Born in Berne in 1853, he lived in Geneva until his death in 1918, but this was a European career marked by both success and scandal. He was a member of the great Secessions and saw his work acclaimed in Vienna, Berlin and Munich. His triumph in Paris came in 1891 when his seminal painting Night (Berne, Kunstmuseum), was banned by the city of Geneva for reasons of obscenity. But at the same time, he was receiving major public commissions from Zurich, Geneva, Iena and Frankfurt.
From 13 November 2007 - 3 February 2008
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1, rue de la Legion d'Honneur 75007 PARIS
Metro : Solferino
Open/Closed : Summer: from Tuesday to Sunday 9am-6pm.
Winter: from Tuesday to Saturday 10am-6pm; Sunday: 9am-6pm.
Cost: 7 & (Reduced fee everyday for 18-25yrs and for everyone on Sunday. Free 1st Sun of the Month)
English Info: 01 40 20 50 50
Daily 9 am to 6 pm. Late nights Wed. and Fri. 9:45 pm
Closed Tuesday
Cost : 8.50 &
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D'Orsay Museum Tour Plus Dinner in a Private Club
Across the river from the Louvre, was originally a Beaux-Arts train station but by the 1950's its platforms became too short and it was up for demolition. An innovative restoration transformed the train station into a museum spanning art from 1830 - 1914. Its skylit Impressionist Gallery holds the jewels of Impressionist Art with masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissaro and Van Gogh.
Tour the Musee D'Orsay
Walking Tour
April to October Departure: 9.30 am Tuesday, Friday.
November to March Departure: 9:30 Tuesday, Saturday
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35€ p/p
Duration : Approx 2 1/2hours
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Departure from our agency : a short walk through the Jardin des Tuileries and across the Seine to the other bank.
The Musée d’Orsay houses world-famous artistic masterpieces from the period 1848-1914. The guided visit provides a general view of the permanent collections: from paintings to fine arts.
Special attention will be given to the Impressionnists : Monet, Renoir and their disciples didn’t merely reinvent landscapes and urban scenes but also traditional subjects such as portraits and scenes from everyday life. End of the tour at the Museum.
Entrance ticket included.
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D'Orsay + Dinner
A special Art and Dining Package
6.00 p.m. every Thursday, except from July 26 to August 30
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157€ p/p
Duration : Approx 2 hours
Transfers by luxury coach : Book Online tour DO+
A minibus will pick you up at your hotel and drive you to the Musée d'Orsay.
This museum displays the whole range of fine arts for the period 1848-1914 : paintings, pastels, sculptures and decorative arts are on show permanently.
Our hostess will take you to the galleries without you having to line up, she will give you your audio guide (available in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian or Japanese) for the permanent collections and the temporary exhibitions. The museum is most appreciated in particular for its impressionist collection (Monet, Manet, Van Gogh, Renoir... but also for the very wide range of artistic themes covering that period : Academicism, Naturalism, Symbolism, Art nouveau.
We will then walk just round the corner from the Museum to the "Maison des Polytechniciens", a magnificent 18th century mansion - former hotel Poulpry. There you will enjoy a gourmet dinner : the most beautiful and tasteful dishes to prove that cooking is an art in which the French are excellent !
The menu includes : a glass of Champagne - Starter - Main course - Dessert - 1 bottle of Bordeaux wine for 2 people - Mineral water - Coffee.
Return to your hotel by minibus at the end of the evening.
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Private Tour of the Orsay
Temporary or Permanent Exhibits
On Request and available for individuals or groups.
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Duration : Approx 2 1/2 hrs
Inquiry FormYour private guide will show you the highlights or we can arrange a theme visit based on impressionism. Anything from painting of scenes with wine drinking and its history to a tour of eroticism in the great works of art in the Louvre. We can also combine a tour of the Orangerie and other musuemswith a tour of the Musee D'Orsay or other museums in Paris.
Next to the impressionist gallery you might enjoy a cafe built to incorporate one of the two original giant clocks of the station, with a balcony (open in the summer) and lovely view over the Seine. There is another restaurant is the more formal Restaurant du Musee d'Orsay which was the dining room of the old hotel in the station and is an ornately gilded period piece. Its buffet brunch or prix-fixe menu is good value