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Guy Cogeval, former director of Paris's Musée d'Orsay, has died at 70

Guy Cogeval, who was director of Paris's Musée d'Orsay from 2008 to 2017, died on November 13 at the age of 70. His death, ...
Observer

The Musée d’Orsay’s Name is Being Updated to Include Valéry Giscard d’Estaing’s Name

The Musée d’Orsay on the banks of the Seine in Paris on December 08, 2020 in Paris, France. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images When it comes to the art world, the names of certain institutions ...
Wall Street Journal

France to Open Louvre, Versailles, Musée d'Orsay 7 Days a Week

PARIS—The three top museums in Paris will open seven days a week in a bid to meet voracious demand from visitors and ease overcrowding, the French government said on Wednesday. The Culture Ministry ...
Artnet

Tourists Love Musée d’Orsay’s ‘Orgasmic’ Prostitution Exhibition

Like it or not, prostitution has played a key role in art history. What is perhaps Pablo Picasso’s defining masterpiece, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, depicts women in a brothel. Édouard Manet’s seminal ...
CNN

Woman in low-cut dress denied entry to Musee d’Orsay

A woman barred from entering one of France’s most prestigious art galleries apparently because she was wearing a low-cut dress has received an apology after sharing details of the incident on social ...