{"id":1163,"date":"2024-04-23T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2024-04-23T21:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:15:00","slug":"french-favorites-musee-dorsay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/?p=1163","title":{"rendered":"French Favorites: Musee d’Orsay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you only have time to visit one museum in Paris, make it the Musee d\u2019Orsay. A much smaller collection than the Louvre, it can be an accessible and manageable way to see some of Paris\u2019 greatest art treasures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The main gallery in the Musee d’Orsay. Photo courtesy of Sara Kristen Photography.<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Located on the left bank of the Seine river, the Musee d\u2019Orsay holds the world\u2019s largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. With lines of tourists waiting to get in each day, it\u2019s hardly a hidden gem, but a little planning can make for a smooth and enjoyable visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purchase your ticket ahead of time online. A timed ticket ensures a shorter wait time and fewer crowds trying to get in at once. If you\u2019re planning to visit any other museums while you\u2019re in Paris, I recommend getting the Paris Museum Pass. It will also get you a shorter wait in line, but will save quite a few euros if you\u2019re visiting multiple museums. On Thursday evenings, the museum is open until 9:45pm, and sells evening-only tickets for just twelve euros. Just remember that special exhibits shut their doors some minutes before closing time to allow all the people time to cycle through before the museum closes \u2013 don\u2019t wait to see something \u201con your way out\u201d as I made the mistake of doing during my last visit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mid-century decor in the Cafe Campana inside the museum. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sculptures and paintings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Selfie-takers line up to take a picture out of the clock window. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I’ve been here many times, but I’ll always return. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My favorite sculpture in the museum is Ours Blanc by Pompon. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Musee d\u2019Orsay is also a great museum to visit if some in your group have a limited attention span for art. Housed in a turn-of-the-century train station, the building itself is great fun to wander through. Be sure to go up to the observation floor for a birds-eye view of the architecture. The large clocks at the front of the building once kept travelers punctual, but now offer city views and a long line of selfie-takers. And when hunger strikes, there\u2019s no need to leave the museum: a restaurant and two cafes<\/a> will serve you in style.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should you limit yourself to just one museum in Paris? Absolutely not! But the Musee d\u2019Orsay is one I\u2019ll visit again and again. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you only have time to visit one museum in Paris, make it the Musee d\u2019Orsay. A much smaller collection than the Louvre, it can be an accessible and manageable way to see some of Paris\u2019 greatest art treasures.  Located on the left bank of the Seine river, the Musee d\u2019Orsay holds the world\u2019s largest… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[29,30],"class_list":["post-1163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-french-favorites","tag-travel-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1164,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1163\/revisions\/1164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefauxfrenchgirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}