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The Orsay Museum was originally designed as a train station in 1900. By the 1950’s it became apparent that the platforms were too short for modern trains and the building became home to a theatre. In the 1970's it was remodelled and converted into a museum dedicated to displaying art from the period 1848 to 1915.

There are many masterpieces at the Musée d’Orsay include work by Delacroix, Manet, Guaguin, Cézanne, Monet, Renoir, Sisley, van Gogh and many more great artists.

Among the spectacular works on display at the Orsay Museum is Auguste Clésinger’s Woman Bitten by a Snake which scandalised all of Paris in 1847 by supposedly depicting a woman not bitten by a snake but in the throes of passion and, said prominent critics of the time, modelled from real life on 19th Century socialite Apollonie Sabatier.

Visit this fantastic museum for free with the Paris Pass – a huge saving of 8 euros. The Paris Pass is ultimate package for visitors to this fantastic city with free entry to over 60 attractions and a Metro travelcard. It is everything you need for a stress free sightseeing adventure.

Musée d'Orsay is one of the finest museums in Paris, both for the fantastic building itself and the treasures inside and is truly a wonder which no Paris visitor should miss – so take a trip for free with a Paris Pass.

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