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Orsay Museum
Orsay Museum Tours
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 to 1914. Its skylit Impressionist Gallery holds the jewels of Impressionist Art with masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissaro and Van Gogh. Next to the gallery there is a caf? 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. The other 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.
Guided tour of the Orsay Museum
Duration: 2.5 hrs
Departure:
From April 1st to October 31st/ Departure: 9.30
am on Tuesday and Friday.
From November 1st to March 31st/ Departure: 9:30
on Tuesday and Saturday
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.
35 euro book
tour DO 
Orsay museum and dinner at the Maison des Polytechniciens
Visit with audio guide of the Orsay Museum Permanent collections and exhibitions Gourmet dinner at the Maison des Polytechniciens
Duration: 6:00
Departure: 6.00 pm every Thursday
except all Thursdays from July 26th to August 30th 2007.
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.
157 euro book
tour DO+