Travel Curious: The Musée d'Orsay Highlights Private Tour

Escape the bustle and step into the Golden Age of art in the Musée d’Orsay to enjoy one of the world’s greatest collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. 

On your private tour, you will:

Discover the Orsay’s most iconic masterpieces, with special focus on the revolutionary works of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists; 

Admire Van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhône, Degas’ graceful ballerinas, Manet’s bold Luncheon on the Grass, and Monet’s luminous Water Lilies;

Step back into the museum’s history, a Belle Époque railway station turned art sanctuary on the Seine;

Gaze through the museum’s monumental clock window for panoramic views of Paris;

See the original architectural model of the Palais Garnier opera house, sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux; 

Marvel at the museum’s largest painting, Romans During the Decadence, Thomas Couture’s massive and provocative canvas exploring the fall of empires.

Encounter striking sculptures by Rodin and Camille Claudel, and explore how 19th-century artists blurred the line between classicism and modernity. The Louvre may be the most visited museum in Paris, but the Orsay is probably the most enjoyable. Housed in the Gare d’Orsay, and constructed by Victor Laloux for the 1900 World Fair, the Orsay Museum is one of Paris’ most beloved museums, devoted to a huge breadth of art between 1848 and 1914. 

During the tour, your expert guide will help you navigate this huge collection to land you in front of the world-famous pieces housed in the museum. You will see numerous works by Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh while learning how each generation of artists has influenced the next. 

Explore the most iconic artworks in the world, including Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night over the Rhone, Renoir’s ‘Bal du Moulin de la Galette’, and Cézanne’s 'Card players', and learn from your knowledgeable guide about the stories behind these artworks and their creators along the way. 

After your guided tour, feel free to further explore the vast museum and its beautiful works at your own pace.