Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
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"Book timed-entry tickets in advance — the museum is busiest between 11am and 3pm. Tuesday evenings offer a quieter experience, with the museum open until 9:45pm."
Housed in a former Beaux-Arts railway station on Paris's Left Bank, this museum opened in 1986 and specializes in French art from 1848 to 1914. The restored Gare d'Orsay itself, with its grand clock and ornate interior, provides an architectural showcase for the collection. It contains the world's finest Impressionist and post-Impressionist works, including masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, and Van Gogh. Essential for any visitor seeking the pinnacle of 19th-century French painting.
