Musée d'Orsay

The Musée d'Orsay is housed in an impressive former Beaux-Arts railway station on the Left Bank of the Seine. The museum focuses on Western art from 1848 to 1914 and holds the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world. Here, you can see works by Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, and Van Gogh, among others. The building itself, with its giant clocks and high glass ceiling, is a work of art. The atmosphere is more relaxed than the Louvre, but the art is exciting and full of light and color. It is particularly suitable for lovers of early modern art and those who appreciate restored industrial architecture. The cafe behind the large clock offers a unique experience with views of the Seine.