Musée d'Orsay

The Musee d'Orsay was originally an old palace.  It was transformed into a train station for the Universal Exhibition in 1900, and it was the first Parisian train station to have electric power. In 1977, the Orsay was once again transformed into a museum of art from 1850-1914, better known as Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods, and the beginning of Modernism. Besides painting and sculpture, the museum also has a large collection of furniture, architecture and photography. Today the museum is full of modern day artists trying to imitate the masterpieces, and the artists, as well as the artwork, are popular tourist attractions.

The Musee d'Orsay has exceptional permanent collections of the works of artists like Monet, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Whistler, Degas, Delacroix, Manet, Renoir, Rodin, Seurat, Sisley, Pissarro, Gauguin, Matisse, Toulouse-Lautrec, and many, many others.