If you like French impressionist art, this is the place for you. Also - the building is spectacular and the collections are breathtaking. If you have only time for one museum - skip the Louvre and go to the Musee d'Orsay!

First, it's essential you purchase the museum pass in advance or you are going to wait a while in line to buy a ticket. The upper floor, the section with the Van Gogh, is really the only area worth visiting. There was a cool exhibit from French history there. Other than those two areas it wasn't very impressive.

The sculpture exhibition is wonderful as is the collection of Van Gogh paintings. Be ready to stand in queues if you don't have a museum pass. It's a very popular museum.

We only had 2 days in Paris, and it hadn't even crossed our mind to see if the Louvre was open on a Tuesday. We realized the night before that we wouldn't be able to visit the Louvre, and adjusted our plans to visit D'Orsay. We are SO glad we went to D'Orsay instead. Because it was a Tuesday, the... More

We booked a private group with Viator to avoid the crowds. The guide gave us a customized history of impressionism with stories and vignettes over two hours. The Orsay is a converted train station and displays a wide variety of art, especially impressionist. This was our second visit to this lovely museum. While a little crowded, it is nothing compared... More

This was, hands down, the very best museum I have ever visited. I had to scrape my jaw off the floor repeatedly due to the magnitude of simply standing in front of these iconic pieces. I was left speechless. Having studied some of these paintings in college art history classes, it was beyond wonderful to be able to stand in... More

Loving the Impressionists, this was a highlight of our trip to Paris. While the Louvre is in a category all to itself, and no one should miss that, either, being able to see the artists that I truly love was a marvelously rich experience. Watch out, though...they say they close at 6, when it's actually 5:30 and our time was... More

What a great building, to begin with! The collection is outstanding and the galleries are nicely assembled. The statue garden on the lower floor is of particular interest. It is not so huge a gallery that you cannot fully enjoy it on a first visit of 2-3 hours, but even an hour or so will give you a good sense... More

I had the Paris museum pass, but still had to wait in a long line in the rain. If you didn't have the pass, the wait was much longer. The main hall where you enter the museum is quite impressive. It is lined with beautiful statues. At that point, you can enter small galleries that hug the main hall or... More