Orsay Museum Entry Tickets with Virtual Reality Experience

Go beyond looking at the Statue of Liberty’s history and step inside it, tracing Bartholdi’s ambitious idea from 19th-century France to New York Harbor through virtual reality.

Getting started

Arrive at Musée d’Orsay for your selected time slot and head to the immersive experience. You’ll be equipped with a VR headset before beginning your 35-minute journey. Your ticket also includes access to the museum’s permanent collections and exhibitions, subject to availability and closing times.

What to expect

A Statue for Liberty: Bartholdi’s Dream, from Paris to New York

Travel back to 1865 and follow French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi as an idea celebrating Franco-American friendship develops into one of the world’s most recognizable monuments.

• The birth of Liberty: Begin in Versailles, where republican thinker Édouard Laboulaye proposes the idea of a monument celebrating Franco-American friendship.

• Inside the foundry: Enter a detailed virtual reconstruction of the now-vanished Gaget, Gauthier & Cie foundry. See the immense scale of the workshop where nearly 600 craftspeople and workers helped shape Bartholdi’s copper giant.

• The people behind the icon: Discover the alliances that brought the project to life, from Gustave Eiffel’s engineering to Joseph Pulitzer’s fundraising and contributions from ordinary donors.

• Paris to New York: Follow the project through its artistic, financial, political, and technical hurdles before arriving in New York Bay for the Statue of Liberty’s 1886 inauguration.

• Musée d’Orsay: After your VR experience, explore the museum’s permanent collections and available exhibitions at your own pace.