Guided Tours

Orsay Museum Guided Tour: Home of the Impressionists

Musée d'Orsay exterior with visitors, part of Paris to Giverny Impressionism day tour.

Orsay Museum interior with visitors viewing Impressionist art on a guided tour in Paris.

View through Orsay Museum's giant clock in Paris, part of Rodin Museum and Orsay combo ticket package.

Visitors exploring art at Orsay Museum, Paris, during a guided tour focused on Impressionist masterpieces.

Duration

2 hrs - 2 hrs 45 mins

Free cancellation

Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the start of your experience

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Experience some of the world's most famous artworks at the Orsay Museum, including works by icons like Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, and more on a guided tour with skip-the-line tickets.

Skip the lines and explore the diverse collection beyond Impressionism, featuring works from the French Realist and Symbolist movements at the Orsay Museum with a guide by your side.

Explore an extensive collection of French Realist and Symbolist art and gain insights into the cultural and artistic developments of the late 19th century.

You'll find paintings and sculptures from greats such as Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, and Gaugin, as well as iconic pieces from Monet, Manet, and Seurat.

Upgrade your tour to a premium one that includes a smaller and more personalized group tour with only 6 people.

Fun fact: American film director Orson Welles shot his adaptation of Franz Kafka's The Trial here.

Tour of the Orsay Museum

Small groups of 6 or 20 guests

Expert English-speaking tour guide

Skip-the-line entry tickets to Orsay Museum

Outdoor guided walking tour along the Seine River (optional)

You can cancel these tickets up to 48 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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What our guests say
Sara
Apr, 2025Verified booking
5/5
Our museum guide Julie was the greatest guide I have had in all the world ! She made such an amazing visit with very interesting facts about the paintings and artists. Also she has this incredible sense of humor which made the visit so fun.
Ingrid
Apr, 2025Verified booking
5/5
Our tour guide Sylvany was wonderful and passionate about her work! She was filled with excellent additional information about the artists and their lives. Brilliant!!!
Robert
Apr, 2025Verified booking
5/5
Stephanie was wonderful! I liked the fast track no line. She was very informative.
Sony
Apr, 2025Verified booking
5/5
the guide was very good, knoledgeable , funny and very detail and understanding of all art periods.
Camille
Apr, 2025Verified booking
5/5

Your guided tour at the Orsay Museum is akin to a trip back in time to Paris's golden age. This was an era that saw the city transform into the axis of Western painting and sculpture, producing some of history's greatest artists in a few decades. Follow your guide and get a brief overview of the history: what led to the birth of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and the revolutionary techniques in the 19th and early 20th centuries that changed what art means forever.

The museum is a must-visit if you want to see masterpieces such as Van Gogh, Renoir, and Manet, as well as the unique dots of Georges Seurat’s pointillism. If you get close enough, you can even feel the airiness of Monet's impressions! Your tour will be enhanced further thanks to the amazing commentary by your expert English-speaking guide. They will take you through the best path of the collection so you can observe the most famous works of art and sprinkle your journey with tales about the artists. Learn about how Van Gogh lived and died, and envisioned life in the Belle Époque ('beautiful era').

Optional outdoor guided walking tour along the Seine

Embark on a wholesome walking tour with a guide by your side that covers the history, highlights, architecture, and so much more of the Seine bridges and sights. Begin your tour at the Henri IV statue in the middle of the Pont Neuf, the first Parisian bridge built in stone. You can gain insight into a significant aspect of Paris's identity by hearing the tales of the two very different sides, the Rive Droite and the Rive Gauche, at the Pont du Carrousel and Pont Royal. A well-known landmark on the northern bank is the Louvre itself, which you will also see!

Accessibility

Wheelchairs are available in exchange for a piece of identification.

Cloakrooms are available free of charge for visitors to drop off their coats, small luggage, and other items subject to a compulsory deposit.

The deposit capacity will be reduced due to ongoing maintenance work in the cloakrooms. Please try and limit personal belongings during your visit.

Cabin-size baggage (56x45x25 cm) is allowed, but valuables are not accepted.

Additional information

Entry is free on the first Sunday of every month.

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.

Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.

Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.

Meeting point

Please check your final voucher for the meeting point details and specific instructions.