What a Wonderful World Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay

Vincent van Gogh La nuit étoilée , 1888 Musée d'Orsay Donation sous réserve d'usufruit M. et Mme Robert Kahn-Sriber, en souvenir de M. et Mme Fernand Moch, 1975 © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski See the notice of the artwork
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What a Wonderful World Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay opens at Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France, on November 14, 2026 and runs to March 28, 2027.
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This exhibition explores how 19th-century artists responded to rapid industrialization, urban redesigns, and the shifting social habits of modern life. Featuring masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay, it highlights how painters, sculptors, and photographers captured new forms of leisure and domestic intimacy. The selection shows how creators from academic to Impressionist movements developed fresh techniques to portray contemporary joys, urban nightscapes, and changing cultural codes.
Venue
- Musée d'OrsayParis, France · November 14, 2026 – March 28, 2027Opens 14 Nov
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Vincent van Gogh La nuit étoilée , 1888 Musée d'Orsay Donation sous réserve d'usufruit M. et Mme Robert Kahn-Sriber, en souvenir de M. et Mme Fernand Moch, 1975 © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski See the notice of the artwork