Orsay Week Part 3

Here are some random photos of architectural details inside and outside the museum.

Renaud Bardon, Pierre Colboc and Jean-Paul Philippon were the designers of the museum and Italian architect Gae Aulenti oversaw the design of the conversion from 1980 to 1986.

Musee Orsay

1 rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 7th arr.
Metro:Solferino
http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html

Coming soon: Eye Prefer New York Tours

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte’s professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.

Tours cost 195 euros for up to 3 people, and 65 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com

Comments

[Linda]

One of my top 3 museums in Paris……I LOVE it!!!!

[Cheryl]

Oh Richard,
such beautiful architectural images this morning. Thank you so much. You start so many of our days with pure Paris pleasure. Merci beaucoup today and always. - Cheryl

[Diogenes]

Richard, incredible details, from the stone carving to the cast iron. Beautiful!