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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 5, 2006
Pros: Hundreds of famous works of art
Cons: Sensory overload
Summary: 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~ ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 8, 2004
Pros: Lots of natural lighting, great collection of Impressionism, easy to navigate, not overwhelming
Cons: May have long lines (see Museum Pass note), closed on Mondays
Summary: 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, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 30, 2003
Pros: Spend a half or whole day and you'll see lovely masterpieces that you recognize.
Cons: Boring for non-art lovers. Not for little kids.
Summary: If you do ANY museum in Paris, you'll want to do this one. Many people use up a whole day or even t ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 10, 2002
Pros: Impressionist Artwork and Sculptures
Cons: Navigation
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 22, 2002
Pros: Everything the L'Ouvre isn't...Fantastic!
Cons: Zero, Ziltch, Nada!
Summary: The Musee D'Orsay is one of my all-time favorite museums in the whole world-and that's saying a lot as I've been to over one third of the world's countries. By contrast, only a short subway trip away is one of my all-time LEAST favorite museums in the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 7, 2002
Pros: Heaven for Monet Lovers
Cons: None
Summary: Just visited the Museum d-Orsay the end of May. For those of you who appreciate Monet, this is the place to go. They have an abundance of Monet paintings, each more appealing than the last.
Curiously enough, there are two very interesting ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 19, 2001
Pros: the flow of the building works well for crowd control
Cons: fear of heights? you'll have trouble with the lay out of the building
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 29, 2001
Pros: Lots of Impressionist works
Cons: Layout is confusing and entry fee is a little steep
Summary: 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. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 21, 2001
Pros: Excellent collection of impressionist art
Cons: cannot think of any
Summary: I have had the opportunity to visit the major museums in Paris more than once. Growing up, it was always the Louvre that I had heard about. So my first visit to the Musee d- Orsay was an unexpected and pleasant discovery. Entering into the wonderful ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 18, 2001
Pros: The setting, the contents, the size (optimal)
Cons: Might not hold interest of young children
Summary: 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, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 14, 2001
Pros: There are a lot of masterpieces of art.
Cons: If you are not like arts - it can be very sad for you.
Summary: Paris, it is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. There are a lot of museums, but Museum d - Orsay is one of the best. The museum is situating in the center of the city, so you can easily found it.
It looks like a railway's station. Because ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 8, 2001
Pros: It is light and airy with delicious food and tremendous art!
Cons: Can't think of any cons.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 5, 2001
Pros: Has many well-known artists' works and is small enough to see in a day's time.
Cons: Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa are not there.
Summary: 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:
1) ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 14, 2000
Pros: lovely setting, good collection
Cons: so much to see, so little time!
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 9, 2000
Pros: Impressionist painting exhibit!!
Cons: Can't think of any
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 27, 2000
Pros: painting heaven
Cons: too many people
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & AttractionsWOW. This museum is one of the most impressive I have ever been in. For those of you who aren't ready for a full day in Le Louvre, then this is the place to go! Just a few hours inside, and ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 13, 2000
Pros: A dreamland of impressionist paintings.
Cons: Pretty crowded, even in the winter
Summary: For my first time abroad, I spent one weekend in Paris. I was able to go all over the city and was completely amazed by the beauty of the city. But nothing moved me more than Musee d'Orsay. I almost cried when I found myself standing just one foot in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 7, 2000
Pros: Pleasing setting, hundreds of varied works
Cons: Difficult to negotiate
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 3, 2000
Pros: all of it
Cons: can get very crowded in the impressionist gallery
Summary: 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. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 31, 2000
Pros: Magnificent artwork, beautiful facility
Cons: None
Summary: 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, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 23, 2000
Pros: Relaxed, but worth every penny.....
Cons: Select interest groups
Summary: The Musee d'Orsay is tucked away along the left bank and provides art fans with breathtaking portraits by some of the world's most famous artists. Monet, Renoir, Cezanne fans relax in this calm atmosphere, complete with contemplating benches to take in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 20, 2000
Pros: Wonderful collection of art, relatively small and easy to navigate
Cons: Well... if you absolutely don't like art, I guess you won't like it...
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 27, 2000
Pros: Beautiful artwork
Cons: To many people
Summary: I last went to see the Musee d'Orsay 10 years ago and remember it vividly to this day. The impressionist paintings marveled me beyond words. The paintings and sculptures took my breath away as I walked softly down the museum. The beauty expressed in each ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2000
Pros: Massive collection of impressionist art
Cons: Massive collection of art (not enough time to see everything!)
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2000
Pros: Accessable, Fantastic Collectoin
Cons: None
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 8, 2000
Pros: Beautiful art
Cons: very long lines to get in
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 17, 2000
Pros: Beautiful art in a beautiful setting, central location, manageable size
Cons: none
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 30, 2000
Pros: "accessible" for the average person; spacious and daylight friendly
Cons: none, really
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 27, 2000
Pros: The greatest single collection of Impressionist Art, housed in a magnificent old railway station.
Cons: Much smaller than the Louvre but still too much to appreciate in one visit.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 20, 2000
Pros: Beautiful, Wonderful, Historical
Cons: none
Summary: After living in Paris for six months, the Musee D'Orsay was a certain must see. I spent almost every other weekend at a museum, and D'Orsay was my most favorite and most visited museum. It has a very unique charm to it, and the history of the old ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 1, 2000
Pros: Great Collection of Impressionist Paintings
Cons: None
Summary: I have traveled to Paris twice, once in August and once in November, and the Musee d'Orsay is always a highlight. While the Louvre is wonderful and houses a comprehensive and wonderful collection, the size and scope can make it a bit intimidating-- ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 26, 2000
Pros: great collection of art, one of the world's most famous museums
Cons: No, Mona Lisa not included
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 17, 2000
Pros: Impressionists galore!
Cons: None
Summary: Upon my third trip to Paris, I finally got around to checking out the museum scene but had to make the difficult choice of either visiting the Orsay or the Louvre. Needless to say, I STILL haven't seen the Louvre (well from the inside at least) and I've ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 13, 2000
Pros: well known works of art
Cons: takes a long time to see everything
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 4, 2000
Pros: gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous
Cons: always crowded, closed on Mondays
Summary: 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. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 20, 1999
Pros: very cultural
Cons: very time consuming
Summary: I traveled with my wife to Paris in November of '99. It was the second leg after China of our honeymoon. Paris is as romantic as everyone describes it. It was actually my second visit but my wife's first. The weather in Paris was a bit chilly (45 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 6, 1999
Pros: Monet, Renoir, Degas, Manet, Rodin
Cons: None that I can think of
Summary: 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, ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Feb 17, 2011
Pros: Few paintings like Monolisa painting and others are nice
Cons: No varieties of paintings.Everywhere naked paintings,ehich is not fine
Summary: I went this museum last year. Its a long que to get the ticket. Indise the museum, full of painting of not that much elloborate. Except some nice pieces, remainign are same. Modern Art paintings section is not worth while to see. According to my point of
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jan 7, 2007
Pros: Very pleasant, enjoyable, beautiful museum.
Cons: Can't think of any at moment
Summary: 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
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