Louvre or Musee d’Orsay

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Anonymous wrote:Musee O'rsay

Agree. The scale is more manageable, not to mention the crowds and lines to get in.

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Rodin’s outdoor sculpture garden is also a very pleasant stroll.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience, the Louvre is overcrowded by people who don't really care about art, but just want to check a box. But it's huge. The further away from the Mona Lisa you travel within the Louvre, the more the crowds thin out. I recall very few people near the ancient Greek art, and having the Napoleon Apartments almost to myself. Personally I would skip it, and go to the beautiful Musee Rodin (the best thing in Paris!) or the Orangerie for a more enjoyable day.

I find the bolded statement to be absurd. I'm an art lover but the crowds at the Louvre made me want to leave, almost immediately. I would have loved an after-hours tour when no one else is there, so I could spend as long as I wanted at every exhibit. Sadly, that was not our experience.

How entitled to say you would enjoy the Louvre if you had private access to it? Talk about absurd!

[Anonymous]

Musee d’orsay
l’orangerie
sainte-chappelle

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's strange that you can go and visit this Leonardo at the National Gallery in DC and often have the room to yourself or just 2 or 3 others.

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50724.html

Maybe they should move the Mona Lisa to her own museum with an interpretive center to attract the crowds who only want a selfie.

After a press conference it seems that is what they will be working towards - a separate space for Mona Lisa with a separate ticket. Meanwhile they plan to boost the ticket price for non EU citizens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's strange that you can go and visit this Leonardo at the National Gallery in DC and often have the room to yourself or just 2 or 3 others.

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50724.html

Maybe they should move the Mona Lisa to her own museum with an interpretive center to attract the crowds who only want a selfie.

After a press conference it seems that is what they will be working towards - a separate space for Mona Lisa with a separate ticket. Meanwhile they plan to boost the ticket price for non EU citizens.

Very good ideas!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's strange that you can go and visit this Leonardo at the National Gallery in DC and often have the room to yourself or just 2 or 3 others.

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50724.html

Maybe they should move the Mona Lisa to her own museum with an interpretive center to attract the crowds who only want a selfie.

I had similar thoughts in Rome. The churches housing Michelangelo's Moses and Risen Christ sculptures are pretty empty. Yet the Pieta must be protected by bulletproof glass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's strange that you can go and visit this Leonardo at the National Gallery in DC and often have the room to yourself or just 2 or 3 others.

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50724.html

Maybe they should move the Mona Lisa to her own museum with an interpretive center to attract the crowds who only want a selfie.

After a press conference it seems that is what they will be working towards - a separate space for Mona Lisa with a separate ticket. Meanwhile they plan to boost the ticket price for non EU citizens.

Very good ideas!

More detail here.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jan/28/mona-lisa-to-be-given-special-place-in-renovated-louvre-says-emmanuel-macron

I suspect they will also move to timed ticket entries to limit number of visitors at any one time. A lot of places are going to this and it's the only real way to keep the experience actually enjoyable.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my experience, the Louvre is overcrowded by people who don't really care about art, but just want to check a box. But it's huge. The further away from the Mona Lisa you travel within the Louvre, the more the crowds thin out. I recall very few people near the ancient Greek art, and having the Napoleon Apartments almost to myself. Personally I would skip it, and go to the beautiful Musee Rodin (the best thing in Paris!) or the Orangerie for a more enjoyable day.

I find the bolded statement to be absurd. I'm an art lover but the crowds at the Louvre made me want to leave, almost immediately. I would have loved an after-hours tour when no one else is there, so I could spend as long as I wanted at every exhibit. Sadly, that was not our experience.

How entitled to say you would enjoy the Louvre if you had private access to it? Talk about absurd!

Not PP but don’t see how that sounded entitled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was in Paris last summer. The orsay was surprisingly not that busy. Same with Orangerie. The louvre was madness. The lovely pictures ppl are posting on this thread mean nothing to me, because the louvre was so busy I was focused on nothing but pushing through the crowds.

Exactly. I could hardly breathe and certainly wasn't up for trying to get a close up view of the art.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's strange that you can go and visit this Leonardo at the National Gallery in DC and often have the room to yourself or just 2 or 3 others.

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50724.html

Maybe they should move the Mona Lisa to her own museum with an interpretive center to attract the crowds who only want a selfie.

The Mona Lisa is so, so, SO overhyped. I will never understand what the appeal is when there are other, far more beautiful works of art.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my experience, the Louvre is overcrowded by people who don't really care about art, but just want to check a box. But it's huge. The further away from the Mona Lisa you travel within the Louvre, the more the crowds thin out. I recall very few people near the ancient Greek art, and having the Napoleon Apartments almost to myself. Personally I would skip it, and go to the beautiful Musee Rodin (the best thing in Paris!) or the Orangerie for a more enjoyable day.

I find the bolded statement to be absurd. I'm an art lover but the crowds at the Louvre made me want to leave, almost immediately. I would have loved an after-hours tour when no one else is there, so I could spend as long as I wanted at every exhibit. Sadly, that was not our experience.

How entitled to say you would enjoy the Louvre if you had private access to it? Talk about absurd!

What? Meaning if I was able to actually SEE the artwork, rather than a group of people blocking everything. Get a grip.