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Musée d'Orsay

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Address:	1 Rue de Bellechasse Paris, France, 75007
District:	7th Arrondissement
Phone:	+33 (0) 1 40 49 48 14
Built in:	1900
Hours:	Tue-Sun: 9:30am - 6:00pm Mon: closed Thu: open late (until 9:30pm)

Profile

An impressive collection of 19th and early 20th century art housed in a former train station. The museum's impressionsts section is considered the best in the world.

History

Paris-Orleans The Musée d'Orsay was built as a railway station in 1900. It was used as such until 1939, when it was closed. Its revival and reincarnation came in 1977 when Parisian authorities decided to convert it into a museum.

Trivia

Used as location for Orson Welles' 1962 film The Trial.

For More Information

Web: www.musee-orsay.fr

Information last updated: 11/Nov/2008

Photos

Musée d'Orsay from across La Seine

Museum d'Orsay - Fragment of the Building

Musée d'Orsay: the Clock