Orsay Museum Opening Hours

Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30am to 6:00pm

Closed on Mondays, May 1st, and December 25th.
Interior of the Orsay Museum, formerly a train station over 100 years old.

Inside the Orsay Museum — once a grand train station over a century old.

About the Orsay Museum

  • Home to the world’s largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art.
  • Admire masterpieces by Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir, and many others.
  • Housed in a spectacular Beaux-Arts building — a converted train station dating from the early 1900s.

Opening Hours & Closure Dates

Tuesday to Sunday: 9:30am – 6:00pm

  • Last admission to the museum: 5:00pm
  • Last admission to exhibitions: 5:15pm
  • Gallery rooms start closing from 5:30pm

Late opening on Thursdays: until 9:45pm

  • Last admission to the museum and exhibitions: 9:00pm
  • Gallery rooms start closing from 9:15pm

Closed on Mondays, May 1st, and December 25th.

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