The story of Impressionism’s birth has been told so often, it’s more myth than historic event. Generally, the tale goes something like this: in 1874, a ragtag gang of disaffected artists reject the ...

When the Musée d’Orsay took up residence in a historic rail station in Paris in 1986, it filled the building’s train hall with large-scale sculptures and the former railway hotel with its prized ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Visit on the first Sunday of the month for free entry (when it’s also free to enter the Centre Pompidou, Musée de l'Orangerie, Musée du Rodin, Musée Picasso and several other ...

Blonde Canadian beauty Brooke D'Orsay may be known now as one of our favorite Hallmark sweethearts, but the 41-year-old actress worked her way up to where she is today. Her first credited role was in ...

Since 1986, the Beaux Arts Gare d’Orsay train station in Paris has been home to the Musée d’Orsay, where millions of visitors have perused the museum’s international artworks, including the world’s ...

In 1978 the French conceptual artist Sophie Calle set foot into a deserted train station and hotel, which would later become the home of the Musée d’Orsay, one of the most visited museums in the world ...

The director of the Musée d’Orsay, Christophe Leribault, discussed a show of Vincent van Gogh’s final works and plans for the institution’s future. By Farah Nayeri Vincent van Gogh died of a ...

According to a statement from the French ministry of culture, the work will be shown at several locations across France next year to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Impressionism (the first ...