Why is Renoir such a significant painter?

Video - As two exhibitions dedicated to the French artist take place at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, Le Monde speaks to Paul ...
Artnet

With a New Show at Musée d’Orsay, Elmgreen and Dragset Are Writing Fragile Masculinities Back Into Art History

In a city like Paris, full of monuments to famous conquests and heroic figures from history, the artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset take a different tack. For a new exhibition at the ...
Artnet

Guards at the Musée d’Orsay Thwarted an Attempted Soup Attack on a Vincent van Gogh Painting

An attempted attack on a painting at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris on Thursday was intercepted by security, the museum has confirmed to Artnet News. This news comes shortly after France’s culture ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Spend the Night in the Musée d’Orsay’s Clock Room on the Evening of the Olympics Opening Ceremony

Guests will get to stay inside the Musée d'Orsay's clock room on the night of July 26. Frederik Vercruysse When the Olympics kick off in Paris on July 26, the opening ceremony will take place along ...
Hyperallergic

Musée d’Orsay Puts Focus on Overlooked and Anonymous Black Models in French Masterpieces

Édouard Manet, “Laure” (1863), oil on canvas, 130 x 190 cm (via Wikimedia Commons, Musée d’Orsay, Paris) Editors note 3/28/19: This article was based on an Agence-France Press report originally titled ...
Le Monde.fr

Musée d'Orsay needs to offer young people 'even more stimulating programming,' says president

Sylvain Amic, president of the Orsay and Orangerie museums, at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, January 7, 2025. AXELLE DE RUSSE FOR LE MONDE In 2024, the Orsay and Orangerie museums welcomed 4.9 million ...