MUSEE D’ORSAY TICKETS: HOW TO BOOK AND SKIP THE LINE
Musée d’Orsay tickets. How to book tickets and skip the line to enter the museum where you can admire the works of impressionism.
The best way to visit the Musée d’Orsay is to start the journey without a hitch and waste of time, so the advice is to book tickets, to avoid queuing.
Here is all the informations you need to buy tickets.
Musée d’Orsay tickets
MUSEE D’ORSAY TICKETS: WHERE TO BUY THEM
Tickets for the Orsay Museum can be purchased in 3 ways:
1 – at the ticket office of the museum, but in this case you have to queue to enter
2 – online, through the site that allows you to book tickets, choosing day and time of entry, allowing you to skip the line at the entrance –> Musée d’Orsay: Dedicated Entrance
3 – Booking a guided tour, choosing among the many proposals available and allowing you to combine a visit to the city of Paris or to other museums of the city. All available offers can be found on the page Museo d’Orsay Tickets and Tours
HOW TO GET TO THE MUSEO D’ORSAY
Metro: Solférino o Assemblée Nationale, Musée d’Orsay
Bus: n° 24, 63, 68, 69, 73, 83, 84, 94
OPENING HOURS MUSEO D’ORSAY
On Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9.30 to 6 pm
On Thursday from 9.30 am to 9.45 pm
Closed on Mondays, May 1stand December 25th
MUSEE D’ORSAY TICKETS: THE VISIT
The Musée d’Orsay is located inside the Gare d’Orsay, an old train station that has been completely renovated to become an art container.
Therefore, it is not only a destination for art history enthusiasts but also for those who love architecture. In fact, the renovation of the building is one of the most interesting projects in the history of twentieth century architecture.
The rooms of the old station have become the perfect place to hold large works of art and above all to give space to devote to interesting exhibitions.
The visit to the Musée d’Orsay is a journey into the history of art of the 19thand 20thcenturies, a period characterized by massive changes and which witnessed the birth of fundamental artworks.
The masterpieces you can’t miss are several, but the most beautiful thing of this museum is that it keeps being enriched with works every year, so you can come back to visit it and find always new works.
The Musée d’Orsay is not only a museum where you can admire some fundamental works of art, but is also a place where important exhibitions and events related to the collection are held, such as concerts, shows, conventions and conferences.
For this reason inside the museum there’s also a restaurant which offers traditional French dishes, served in a room dating back to the early 20thcentury.
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