Musee d'Orsay
Overview
"The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography."
Contact details
Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Ile-de-France 75007 France
Access guidance
- All the floors of the museum are accessible via lifts or ramps. Wheelchairs and folding seats are available on deposit of an identity document at the cloakroom.
- There is free access through priority entrance C for the disabled visitor and one accompanying person, on proof of eligibility.
- The museum offers an audio descriptive itinerary on its audioguide. Surveillance officers should be informed of tours of the collections using optical aids. Exhibition leaflets are available in large print.
- The museum offers visual guides and tours in French Sign Language. The reception desks and the auditorium are equipped with audio induction loops. Audioguides can be equipped with induction loops on request.