25 - Private Musee d’Orsay Tour | History of Impressionism Tour

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• Admire the world’s largest collection of Impressionist art with private expert guide

• Enjoy learning about the history of the last 200 years of art on this private tour

• Maximize your time in Paris with our priority access entrance into the Orsay Museum

• Understand the progression and origins of Impressionist art from start to finish

• Discover the history of this once railway station, turned renowned museum

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LivTours’ Private Musée d’Orsay Tour covers some of the world’s most important Contemporary, Realist, Pointillist, Cubist and Impressionist art from 1848 to the first World War, 1914. The Orsay, one of the largest collections of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces, enjoys constant exhibit rotations in order to display its vast collection. This is one of the most comprehensive itineraries for anyone interested in the last 200 years of art by such greats as Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, Gauguin and Van Gogh.

The Museum, originally built as a train station for electric trains, was built for the 1899 Universal Exhibition held in Paris. Its life as a train station was short lived as train design grew by leaps and bounds, leaving the station's short platforms obsolete. The station, a metal structure covered in limestone to match the nearby Louvre and Musee l'Orangerie, experienced many uses including mail sorting during World War II and the set for several films, but it was not until the early 1970s that Paris started restoration to transform it into the world class museum it is today. Your LivTours’ Musee d’Orsay Tour will expose you to the timeless, most well-known beauty of masterpieces such as Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Along with his paintings are the likes of Renoir, Cezanne, School of Barbizon, Manet, and Monet. Walk and absorb history as if you were back in time to witness the progression of styles, the best of the best of each era.