The Musée d’Orsay in Paris is a world-renowned art museum with a wide range of exhibitions covering a variety of artistic styles and periods.
The museum is home to some essential artworks from Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and modern art from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.
Its impressive collection of masterpieces has attracted art lovers worldwide and its exhibitions are a must-see for anyone visiting Paris.
Kehinde Wiley
The Musée d’Orsay is displaying three monumental works by Kehinde Wiley.
These works are inspired by Hans Holbein Le Christ mort au Tombeau.
This re-conceptualizes classic pictorial forms to create a contemporary version of the monumental portrait.
These works address violence, pain, death and ecstasy and challenge the narratives of art history by raising complex socio-political issues.
Date: Until January 08th, 2023
Timing:
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday to Sunday | 9.30 am to 6 pm |
| Thursday | 9.30 am to 9.45 pm |
Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)
On the occasion of the bicentenary of Rosa Bonheur’s birth, the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux and the Musée d’Orsay, are organizing a major retrospective of her work.
This exhibition is held in partnership with Château Musée Rosa Bonheur in Thomery and the Musée départemental des peintres de Barbizon.
This exhibition honors an extraordinary, innovative artist and celebrates her immense body of work, with over 200 works from prestigious public and private collections.
It explores her fascination with the living world, her commitment to animal emancipation, her immense technical mastery and her star status.
It will accompany a catalog, providing a scholarly overview of her work.
Date: From October 18th, 2022 to January 15th, 2023
Timing:
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday to Sunday | 9.30 am to 6 pm |
| Thursday | 9.30 am to 9.45 pm |
Edvard Munch. A Poem of Life, Love and Death
The Musée d’Orsay is collaborating with the Munch Museum in Oslo to present an exhibition on Edvard Munch’s work, which spans 60 years and remains unknown.
His art, rooted in the 19th century, transcends fin-de-siècle symbolism and has strong symbolic and vitalist elements.
The exhibition will feature around 100 pieces, showcasing the diversity of his practice. It will explore Munch’s coherent yet ever-evolving pictorial thinking.
Date: From September 20th, 2022 to January 22nd, 2023
Timing:
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday to Sunday | 9.30 am to 6 pm |
| Thursday | 9.30 am to 9.45 pm |
Backstage at Jacques de Lalaing’s studio
Jacques de Lalaing was a Belgian painter and sculptor who made use of photography to document and record his work.
His collection of “Academies” produced by Parisian photographers and publishers served as inspiration.
In addition, thousands of photos taken in his studio are employeed as a work tool.
These prints show the creative process and revealed hidden impulses at work.
Date: From September 28th, 2022 to March 05th, 2023
Timing:
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday to Sunday | 9.30 am to 6 pm |
| Thursday | 9.30 am to 9.45 pm |
The 1001 designs of the ABCD’Orsay
Mathias Augustyniak explored the Musée d’Orsay’s collection and created an alphabet intertwining the initial letter of each artist’s name with motifs from their works.
He called it the ABCD’Orsay, featuring artists such as Rosa Bonheur, Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas and Vincent Van Gogh.
Date: From November 08th, 2022 to March 12th, 2023
Timing:
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday to Sunday | 9.30 am to 6 pm |
| Thursday | 9.30 am to 9.45 pm |
Manet / Degas
Manet and Degas, two key figures of the 1860s-80s painting, are brought together in this exhibition.
To reveal their contrasts, their influences on each other and the actual value of Degas’ collection, which featured Manet more prominently after his death.
This exhibition highlights pictorial modernity’s conflicting and heterogeneous aspects, from its beginnings to its success and promises a new look at their bond and rivalry.
Date: From 28 March to July 23rd, 2023
Timing:
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday to Sunday | 9.30 am to 6 pm |
| Thursday | 9.30 am to 9.45 pm |
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