d'Orsay's website is not nearly as good as The Louvre's, so this wasn't completely clear. I bought tickets for my trip to France next week ahead of time for The Louvre with a specific date and time of entry. At d'Orsay it appears there is no specific date/time for pre-purchase. Instead it looks like you purchase tickets, then you can use them to enter via entry C any day/time you want for the next 90 days. Is that correct?
Posted by
Forest Grove, OR
11785 posts
That's how I understood it last spring. No day/time specified. I suggest you arrive at opening if possible and head to the Impressionist Gallery first.
Posted by
Panguitch, Utah
2709 posts
Yes, that is correct.
Posted by
Paris
10230 posts
Yes, that is right. I think they usually have an expiration date — like the end of the year or something — but other than that you can use them any time the museum is open.
When you are looking at the front of the Musee d’Orsay, be sure to go to the entrance on the far RIGHT, Entrance C.
And Laurel’s suggestion is excellent. In order to see the impressionist galleries when you still have energy, i suggest going all the way to the back left of the museum and taking the series of escalators up to the 5th floor and starting in that gallery.
Posted by
OP
10 posts
Thank you all, great advice. Massive Van Gogh fanboy, so wanted to make sure I had this one right.
Posted by
Chicago
8567 posts
Given your interest in Van Gogh you might want to do a day trip to Auvers sur Oise where he lived his last day and is buried -- it is a lovely day trip from Paris if you have the time.
Posted by
Paris
10230 posts
Also do you know about the Van Gogh -themed show at the Atelier des Lumières in the 11th? Advance tickets are recommended for that as well.