Musée d'Orsay Tickets
The Musée d'Orsay tickets provide access to the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions housed inside the former Gare d'Orsay railway station. Visitors explore impressionist and post-impressionist artwork across its different levels.
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What do the Musée d'Orsay tickets include?
The Ground Floor Collections
The ground floor displays art created between 1848 and the early 1870s along the central nave of the building. This section features early impressionist paintings, academic sculptures, and realist works. Visitors examine paintings such as Thomas Couture's The Romans in Their Decadence, Jean-François Millet's The Gleaners, Gustave Courbet's A Burial At Ornans, and early canvases by Paul Cézanne. The central aisle contains marble and bronze sculptures produced during the Second French Empire, including Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's Ugolino and His Children.
The layout allows guests to trace the transition from classical academic art to modern realism. Visitors view 400 sculptures and paintings across these rooms before ascending via elevators or escalators to the upper levels.
What should visitors know before visiting the Musée d'Orsay?
Visitors review these practical details before visiting one of the primary places of interest worth visiting in Paris:
- Security checks: All visitors pass through mandatory security screening at the entrance doors. Security prohibits large bags and suitcases.
- Bag restrictions: Staff members do not permit items larger than 60x40 cm inside. Security inspects small backpacks and handbags before entry.
- Visit duration: The average visit lasts 2 to 3 hours.
- Cloakroom: The museum provides a free cloakroom for coats, umbrellas, and small luggage items.
- Photography rules: The museum permits standard photography without flash throughout the permanent collections. Tripods and flash equipment require advance authorization.
- Accessibility: Elevators connect all 3 main display levels for wheelchair users. Door C grants priority entrance, and the cloakroom supplies wheelchairs free of charge.
Plan your visit in advance
Updated logistical information for planning a visit to the Musée d'Orsay:
Opening hours
The Musée d'Orsay maintains the following operating schedule:
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 09:30 to 18:00.
- Thursday (late-night opening): 09:30 to 21:45.
Staff members permit last entry at 17:00 on standard days and at 21:00 on Thursdays. Staff members begin clearing the exhibition galleries at 17:30 on standard days and at 21:15 on Thursdays.
