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Mar 6, 2020 · About a five-minute walk away along the River Seine, a new International Research and Resource Center will be built within a 17th-century building that the Musée d’Orsay acquired in 2018.
- Elizabeth Fazzare
Mar 13, 2020 · In early March, Musée d’Orsay announced its plans for an ambitious redesign to transform the entire 19th-century building into public space, allowing the museum to show more of its vast selection of artworks, which includes the world’s largest impressionist collection.
- Sarah Buder
- AFAR Staff
- sbuder@afar.com
Between 2025 and 2027, the museum will embark on a major redevelopment project costing over 50 million euros. However, no closures are planned during this period, assures Christophe Leribault,...
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The Gare d’Orsay station was the main station for the south-western French railroad network. It included 16 underground rail tracks and modern facilities, such as ramps and lifts. The main feature of the station is the great hall, which is 32m high, 40m wide and 138m long. The short platforms of the station could not serve the modern and longer tra...
The museum was renovated at a cost of €20m to provide a better display of artworks, increase exhibition space and enable better circulation and security. The project commenced in 2009 and was completed in October 2011. It aimed to renovate the impressionist and post-impressionist galleries located on the top level of the museum. The four floors of ...
The interiors of the museum were designed by Gae Aulenti, while Italo Rota and Piero Castiglioni designed the lighting and Richard Peduzzi acted as the architectural consultant. Gae Aulenti created a unified appearance for the interiors by using homogeneous stone to wrap the floor and walls; both artificial and natural lighting was used. Use of thi...
Oct 10, 2011 · Wikipedia (French) 685 views 12 years ago. Twenty-five years after it opened in a converted railway station, the Musee d'Orsay in Paris has undergone a major interior revamp, which will...
Between 2009 and 2011, on the initiative of Guy Cogeval, director of the public establishment since 2008, the Musée d'Orsay launched the museographic renovation of the Impressionist and...
Jan 4, 2023 · Boasting a range of sculptures, photos and other creative achievements the Musée d’Orsay is the place to visit for an in-depth and varied look at the Impressionist Movement. Renovations in 2011 In 2011, the museum underwent significant renovations, both to the building itself as well as its collections, to further strengthen its position as ...
