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trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Love Art? Visit this museum!

Mon, 8 Jan 2007 01:27:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author linigh - I loved this museum & for me, this was one of the highlights of my trip to Paris. We went on a Sunday morning in July 2006 via subway & found very few crowds. I would definitely recommend the Museum Pass, as this allowed us to bypass lines here & at...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Orsay? Must see!

Tue, 5 Dec 2006 09:37:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author weetoon - If you enjoy visiting art museums, Paris really is the place to go to. In the last 20 years or so, Paris museums re-organised their collections and the musée d'Orsay became the receptacle for art dated between 1848 and 1914. ~The Gare d'Orsay~...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: The best museum to visit in Paris if you are on a tight schedule!

Thu, 8 Jan 2004 17:54:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author buggybug - Every time I visit Paris, I make a point to visit the Musee d'Orsay. THE BUILDING First off, this remarkable museum was once a train station! The train station, built from 1898-1900 is architecture from the turn of the century: a gigantic, daring,...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Musee D'Orsay

Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:31:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TNT82794 - My wife and I visited the museum on our final day in Paris. Much to our surprise, we found a long line to purchase tickets. Luckily, we bought the museum pass, which included many of the popular sites within Paris, so we got to cut the line and head...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Once a train station and now . . .

Wed, 19 Dec 2001 19:31:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author erev591324 - Even if you don't enjoy fine art, the renovation of the building that houses the Musee d' Orsay is well worth seeing, built in an atrium style the level of natural light and the immense expansive of glass combines art deco and modernism in a fascinating...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Musee D'Orsay

Sun, 29 Jul 2001 18:47:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bonnie_london - If you have to decide between the Louvre and the Musee D'Orsay, choose the Louvre, but if you can do both, then by all means, see them both. The Musee D'Orsay is well worth the visit, although it is not, in my opinion, one of the best museums in Paris...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: One of the many visual treats in Paris

Sun, 18 Mar 2001 12:28:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author zeecee - If only to see how they've renovated an old train station and created a most magnificent museum, it's worth a visit. There are several floors, many magnificent pieces of art nouveau furniture and an enormous amount of nicely displayed (in smaller,...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Food and Art at Musee D'Orsay

Thu, 8 Mar 2001 20:37:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author signeann - We accidentally found a good way to avoid the crowds waiting in line to get into the Musee D'Orsay when we were in Tourist Information on the Champs Elysee. They suggested we buy a Museum Pass which would allow us to go into a number of Museums on one...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: If you only have a few days in Paris...

Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:17:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author perfcangel - If you sightsee to actually enjoy what you see and you only have a few days in Paris, I recommend visiting the Musee d'Orsay instead of Le Louvre. True, you will not get to see the Mona Lisa, but I found many advantages to the Musee d'Orsay:

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trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: A Must See!

Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:13:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sonjjeanne - I was charmed by the Musee d'Orsay from the moment I walked in. The museum has been converted from an old train station into a light, airy space displaying primarily Impressionist art. The multi-level first floor is divided by truncated white walls...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Impressionist paintings.. right there in front of you..

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 01:22:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LauraRN - My husband and I visited the Musee d'Orsay in November 1999. I loved this place. We spent half the day in the Louvre and the other half in the Musee d'Orsay. The Louvre is more famous and much larger, but the Musee d'Orsay is definitely worth a...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: The French Are Different!

Thu, 7 Sep 2000 19:24:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MsHooterville - My family and I took a trip to Paris last July, and the Musée d'Orsay was one of the sites I most looked forward to seeing. I wasn't disappointed in the least, knowing that I would see hundreds of works by impressionists, sculptors, and craftsmen of Art...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: The Musee d'Orsay, First a train station, now an incredible Museum

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 20:06:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ifif1938 - I never miss a visit to the Musee d' Orsay when in Paris.

From the first step you take inside, it's hard to believe this was once a train station, transformed from the neoclassical, Gare d'Orsay, into one of the greatest museums in the world...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Musee d'Orsay: If You See Nothing Else in Paris...

Tue, 1 Aug 2000 00:31:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author diverpam - I visited Paris in June and had only two days. (I managed to squeeze a weekend in Paris during a business trip.) We had to choose only one museum and opted for the Musee d'Orsay because it opened earlier than the Louvre, was likely to be less crowded,...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Charming and Elegant

Wed, 21 Jun 2000 02:54:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Kawaii - My art history professor's hint for anyone visiting Paris was "Everything in the Louvre reproduces very well on slides,h implying that we shouldnft focus all our attention on it, and instead make sure to visit the smaller museums of France's...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Art even for non-art lovers

Sat, 20 May 2000 23:47:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daglas1 - I, a sixteen-year-old male, spent my winter break in Paris with my family. The first few days of the trip were going great, but suddenly, I was struck with fear: Wednesday was to be art museum day. I woke up and begrudgingly navigated the Metro to the...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Spectacular Artwork

Sat, 20 May 2000 16:28:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Div1Runner - You have to feel a little sorry for the Musee D'Orsay. I mean, you always hear people talking about how impressive the Louvre is and all the wonderful artwork you can find there. But rarely do you hear the D'Orsay spoken of outside of art circles...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Very Educational and Beautiful

Tue, 9 May 2000 00:10:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lineman71 - If you are looking to see some very beautiful art, you must go to the Musee D'Orsay in Paris France. During a recent trip to Paris, I was fortunate enough to be able to go to the museum. The artwork there is quite a site. Amazing statues, huge...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: C'est magnifique!

Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:59:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Rebecca_R - It is rare, indeed, to find an art museum in which the building is as striking as the works it houses. This is certainly the case with Paris's Musée d'Orsay.

I visited the museum in August of 1995. My mother, sister and I were in Paris for an...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Inexpensive and not as overwhelming as the Louvre--go!

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:05:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BettyKat - Well, you can see by the little blurb on the Musée d'Orsay that it is housed in a former railway station. And if it wasn't for the blurb, I wouldn't have realized/remembered that its art was "produced between 1848 and 1914." Why, then, am I...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Orson's MUSEE d'ORSAY!

Mon, 28 Feb 2000 00:39:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author macresarf1 - Once there was an old railway station. Built in 1900, the Gare d'Orsay was the Grand Central Station of Paris, crossroads of Europe before the Wars changed everything. It was a monolithic structure, built on numerous levels serving Central Paris for...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: I am impressed

Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:37:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AlexG - If I had to pick my favorite museum, it would not be the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the Met in New York, the Kunsthistorisches museum in Vienna, or British Museum in London. It would not be the Louvre either.

I would choose the Musee...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Musee d'Orsay

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:43:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hotcarly - Paris is home to many wonderful artists and museums. I have been able to visit many of these museums, and my favorite is le Musee d'Orsay.

This museum is a must for anyone that is interested in the impressionist movement. Le Musee d'Orsay has an...

trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Musee d'Orsay: Architecture, Art & More

Tue, 4 Jan 2000 06:38:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Caroline99 - Normally, I am pretty protective of what could become "popular" destinations, because I am naively afraid that some cultural philistine will come along and muck it up, but the musee d'Orsay is already well-known, so I might as well share.
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trvl-Dest-Europe-France-Paris-Musee dOrsay: Musee d'Orsay - Impressionists!

Sat, 6 Nov 1999 20:54:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rag47 - Do you love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting? Then the Musee d'Orsay in Paris is for you. One of the world's great art museums, it occupies a former railroad station in the St-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood on the left bank. Opened in 1986,...