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Musée d'Orsay

This great museum is fairly new by Paris standards. It is situated in a railway station by the Seine and houses a vast collection of works from the significant 1848 to 1914 period. There are important works from the Art-Nouveau movement but the Orsay is best known for its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. The collection is arranged chronologically and contains highly regarded works by Monet, Manet and Courbet. Also on permanent display is the famous painting by Gustave Doré entitled L'énigme and Henri Chapu's marble statue of Joan of Arc in Domrémy.

Address: Entrances on Rue de la Légion d'Honneur and Rue de Bellechasse
Website: www.musee-orsay.fr
Telephone: (01) 4049 4814, or 4549 1111 (recorded information)
Transport: RER Musée d'Orsay; Métro Solférino; bus 24, 63, 68, 69, 73, 83, 84 or 94
Opening time: Tuesday to Sunday 9.30am to 6pm (closing 9.45 on Thursday); closed Mondays
Admission: €8; free for under 18s