Did you know? The building that houses the Musée d’Orsay in Paris was actually a former train station.

The Musée d’Orsay, renowned for its collection of Impressionist masterpieces, is housed in a former train station built in ...
Artnet

With a New Show at Musée d’Orsay, Elmgreen and Dragset Are Writing Fragile Masculinities Back Into Art History

In a city like Paris, full of monuments to famous conquests and heroic figures from history, the artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset take a different tack. For a new exhibition at the ...
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Sargent’s Early Portraits of Monet and Rodin Reveal a Rising Art Star

Early portraits by John Singer Sargent in Paris reveal his vibrant artistic milieu, including Monet and Rodin.
Hyperallergic

Musée d'Orsay Offers Two Guests a Free Night in Its Iconic Clock Room

Two lucky guests will have the chance to watch the Olympic Games's opening ceremony from the Musée d’Orsay's rooftop and stay in its historic clock room. (all photos by Frederik Vercruysse, courtesy ...
Le Monde.fr

At Musée d'Orsay, Manet and Degas reunite in a friendly and fruitful artistic match

"Women at the Terrace of a Café in the Evening" (1877) by Edgar Degas. Pastel on monotype. MUSÉE D’ORSAY, DIST. RMN-GRAND PALAIS/PATRICE SCHMIDT Degas and Manet, it is the marriage of oil and water.
Observer

The Musée d’Orsay’s Name is Being Updated to Include Valéry Giscard d’Estaing’s Name

The Musée d’Orsay on the banks of the Seine in Paris on December 08, 2020 in Paris, France. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images When it comes to the art world, the names of certain institutions ...