Huge Picture Frame, Musée d’Orsay
August 4, 2026
I’ve no idea what picture this is meant for but I wish I could watch them frame it!
I’ve no idea what picture this is meant for but I wish I could watch them frame it!
A young woman stands on the glass floor above a model of Belle Epoque Paris at the Musėe d’Orsay
At the Musée d’Orsay, a small exhibit of photographs made by Louis Cuvier for the Suez Canal Company
A major exhibition in Paris highlights the role of posters both in Belle Epoque France from both artistic, cultural and historical viewpoints
A mix of the building’s varying structures, seen from a lower level
Musee d’Orsay’s Café Campana features one of the building’s iconic see-through clocks
An iconic Morris column set up at the Musee d’Orsay to advertise an exhibit about posters
The Musee d’Orsay will host a huge showing of the political, artistic and commercial posters of the late 19th century
Paris is well known for its architectural splendor, and one highlight I experienced was a visit to the Musee d’Orsay, situated on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d’Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station.
Visitors here are silhouetted against the Great Clock at the Musee d’Orsay. The museum is housed in a former rail station and hotel; the clock is visible from quite a long stretch of the opposite bank of the Seine.