The Musée D'Orsay opened on the 1st December, 1986 and is a museum of arts devoted to paintings and sculptures. The museum also exhibits photography, architecture, arts and decoration, and the whole artistic production from 1848 to 1914.

The history of the museum dates back to 1871 when the railway company of Orleans bought the site. Victor Lalous had the duty to integrate the station in the urban middle class setting. Only two years were necessary to finish the construction which was inaugurated during the Universal Exhibiton of 1900. The railway passed by Nantes, Bordeaux, and Toulouse. In 1939, the lines were abandoned and the station took little by little the appearance of a sales room, of a theatre, or was used as a movie setting.

The building was saved from destruction thanks to a new interest in the architecture of the middle of the 19th Century. It has been a Historical Monument since the 8th March, 1978.

view the official website for the Musée D'Orsay.