Semi-Private Musée d’Orsay Highlights tour – max 6 people
4.4
45 Ratings
Paris
Experience the magic of the Musée d'Orsay on a semi-private tour with a knowledgeable guide. Discover iconic masterpieces by Van Gogh, Monet, and Renoir in a small group setting.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Musee d’Orsay - Our Semi-Private Musée d’Orsay Highlights tour brings all the world renowned artwork to life as our expert guide introduces you not only to the masterpieces but also to the masters who created them. Get to really know and understand the life and works of the masters and make the most of your time by being shown the true highlights of this vast collection.
Learn about the Impressionist period through the world’s largest collection of Impressionist paintings. Get up close and see the individual brushstrokes on some of the most famous paintings, a painting technique that was fervently criticized at the time. See works by many French painters such as Renoir, Degas and Monet. Although Van Gogh was Dutch, his famous Starry Night is a representation of the French city of Arles, overlooking the Rhône. View Renoir’s Impressionist masterpiece Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, a depiction of a typical Sunday afternoon in the Parisian district of Montmartre.
What's Included
- Entrance fee to Musée d’Orsay included
- Intimate small group experience with 6 or fewer guests
- Guided tour with an expert English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Take part in a semi-private guide-led journey through one of Paris’s most treasured institutions, the Musée d’Orsay. Amidst a select group of fellow enthusiasts, you’ll set foot into a realm of vibrancy and illumination, absorbing the museum’s most prominent creations. Behold the remarkable works of artists such as Van Gogh, Monet, and Renoir, and you might stumble upon some unexpected gems too. Your guide will inject life into each masterpiece by offering insights about both the artwork and its maker.
Location
7 Quai Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Quai Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Meet in the courtyard in front of the main entrance to the Musée d'Orsay. Your guide will be waiting for you at the foot of a large statue of an elephant.
The nearest public transport is the RER on line C, stop Musée d'Orsay.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(45 Ratings)
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Warren_s
Apr 11, 2024
Great - The tour guide
Do not go to a museum without her
Very knowledgeable
Her English was fantastic
No waiting in line
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Robert_w
Apr 4, 2024
Educational with a Kind Guide - We greatly enjoyed our guide’s deep knowledge of the movement from the classics to Impressionism and the creation of the alternate show the Impressionist held when they had been rejected. Our guide also helped me with my basic French and was so kind as to take us to a lunch spot next door to the Musée after the tour.
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G3590sfgp
Dec 10, 2023
Fabulous tour - Wonderful tour of Musee d’Orsay by Blerta our guide. Covered a huge amount during our time in the museum. Blerta was enthusiastic and knowledgeable, asking us questions and getting us to discuss our views on various paintings making it a thoroughly engaging and informative experience as well as understanding what we were hoping to see and cover in the tour. Excellent way to view the delights this museum has to offer.
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Chicagotraveller76
Nov 25, 2023
Florence is a great guide - The guide Florence was great. She explained things quite well and showed us the highlights in 2 hours. She knew the museum quite well.
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Carinlp
Sep 25, 2023
Cristina is the best! - Cristina was an excellent guide and we learned so much from her! She was able to personalize our tour to our wishes (more info, less art pieces vs. more art pieces, less info). She is incredibly knowledgeable and professional. Highly recommend taking one of her tours!
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Dan
Sep 14, 2023
The guide was an art historian. - Our guide was very knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and entertaining. We really enjoyed our visit, and felt it was a good value. Our guide was Christina, and it didn’t hurt that she was very attractive.
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Kimberleeu2018
Sep 14, 2023
d’Orsay - We enjoyed Jean Claude our tour guide. He was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We had limited time but he made sure we saw all the important pieces….
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Elizabeth_h
Aug 4, 2023
Fantastic! - Christine was great Truly knowledge able about the beautiful art in the Musee D'Orsey. Small group made for better ability to get up close to some of these masterpieces. The museum was quite crowded but she expertly wove a path for us through the crowds.
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Aslamn
Jul 15, 2023
Great primer for the impressionist movement! - Cristina did a fantastic job! She explained the context of what was going on in the art world prior to and during the rise of the Impressionism movement. Her level of discourse was very approachable for someone who appreciates art but isn’t an art aficionado. Of course, a 2-hour tour is way too short to see everything in such a rich museum, but Cristina took us to all of the most important pieces that we had seen listed in numerous articles. So I highly recommend this tour as a good primer for this museum. Finally, I really appreciated the small group (6-person) experience. It felt so much more personal than the 20-person groups that were travelling along side us.
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413nickic
Aug 14, 2023
No guide! - We planned on this tour and rushed across town to meet the guide in time. When we arrived there was someone there to inform us there was no guide! Could have contacted us beforehand. Disappointing. We did get a refund.
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