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Stop At: Musee d'Orsay, 1 Rue De La Legion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris France
Did you know the Musée d’Orsay is the Parisian’s favorite museum? This spectacular Beaux-Arts building was once a train station, and is now one of the must-see museums in Paris. Meet your guide just outside the museum, and join our tour, allowing you to skip the long lines Our fully accredited local guides are eager to share their passion for this stunning museum with you.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Musee d'Orsay, 1 Rue De La Legion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris France
Learn about how these now well-known paintings were considered so scandalous when they were first shown, how their sublime colors and revolutionary techniques shook the art world to its foundations, and how the colorful lives of the painters themselves shaped their work and dramatically changed the face of art. Discover how these daring artists fought to be recognized, you will certainly recognize many of the breathtaking paintings on show here, and the chance to see Monet’s Water Lilies or Manet’s sublime Olympia up close is not to be missed. Your guide will take you to the most iconic and important works in the museum, after your tour you are free to spend as long in the museum to continue exploring as you wish.
Duration: 1 hour
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"Rhinocéros" par Alfred Jacquemart, Musee D'Orsay, 75007 Paris, France
1 hour 45 minutes(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Infants aged 0-3 years are free of charge and do not require a booking
You can cancel your tour up to 24 hours prior to departure and receive a full refund. Please note that refunds are not possible for missed tours.
If you plan to arrive at the meeting point by taxi, please ensure you leave yourselves plenty of time, it can often take a considerable amount of time to find a taxi in Paris!
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : 267AnnaD267
We were so impressed with our Skip The Line visit to the Musée D’Orcy. Our Guide Claire was very knowledgeable and very interesting. Would happily recommend it. Anna
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Posted On : 2024-05-16
Posted By : Mark A
D’Orsay is a challenging place to do a tour. The collection has a limited scope—French visual art over a 60ish year period—but a huge collection. This makes picking specific works to discuss while explaining their place difficult. No matter what you pick, there’s always going to be an equally worthy work a few steps away. I thought the tour made good choices in hitting the major artistic themes while picking good representation of those themes. Our guide also did a good job of being helpful with exploring the rest of the museum and seeing other places in Paris with related collections.
We’ve been on many tours. The key is always the guide. Claire was as good as they get. Her English was excellent. She was personable and knowledgeable. As with all good guides, she knows how to engage with the people in her group. She dealt with the minuses of the museum well, I thought. The museum is very crowded, very noisy and filled with other tourists and guides jockeying for position. It’s unpleasant. Claire was very good at navigating through this mess while keeping people together. Though we loved the art collection the people collection caused us to leave earlier than we had planned.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Helen_M
Ivan, our guide, was fabulous. He gave us a great introduction to French Impressionism, showcasing a number of different artists. He was an excellent, knowledgeable guide and the tour was well worth it.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : anitamE5201VM
We had the best tour guide, Violette!!! She was prompt, passionate, and highly informative about each piece of artwork she showed us. Additionally, she looked out for the group and didn't allow other visitors to 'push' us around or prevent us from seeing something. This, by far, was my most favorite tour of our trip.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : David_M
Loved the tour.
Our guide, Celine was top notch.
I now have a greater appreciation for the impressionist movement and the masterpieces that we saw.
Thank you Celine!
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : CHRIS_M
“Skip The Line” is misleading. This tour began at a Metro stop with a long bus connection to Versailles. Once there, we waited 30+ minutes in line to enter at the group tour entrance. I don’t fault the operator as the crowds are daunting. Just be warned that it is not a seamless process.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : CathyOffer
It was so exhilarating seeing the work of my fav artist, Claude Monet. I grew up in a place where zero culture was celebrated or taught. As I began to expose myself more to art and other art forms, my interest grew. This tour was very educational and interesting.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Susan_S
A I,our guide was the best. Very knowledgeable and a sense of humor. Obviously loves his job. Very organized and tried to maneuver the crowds best that he could
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Leslie_T
We absolutely loved our tour with Marion. She was an expert tour guide who led the group through the skip the line process and spoke about the art with humor and knowledge. I especially appreciated the way she wove several key points about the history of the Impressionists in Paris that tied the entire placement of the art within the museum together. It made for a very informative presentation. I would highly recommend this tour first to skip the lines but second to understand the art more.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
Posted By : karen_w
We loved the Musee de Orsay. The tour that we attended ran a little late so it meant about 4 tours entered the museum at one time. It was very crowded looking at different artworks. Our guide was lovely and did her best but it was a bit chaotic. I think I would have preferred a skip the line tour this time as we found it easier to wander around at our own pace when the tour had finished.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
