Topic: Claude Monet

Strike keeps Paris impressionist museum shut

Paris' newly-revamped Orsay Museum remained closed to the public for a sixth day on Tuesday by a strike launched to demand extra manpower to staff the larger, renovated space, the museum said.Workers were meeting Tuesday morning to decide whether to extend the ...

Strike hits opening of revamped Orsay museum

Strike action at Paris' Orsay Museum on Thursday delayed the unveiling of its new impressionist gallery, which was set to reopen to the public following a two-year, multi-million-euro revamp, the museum said.Home to the world's largest impressionist collection, the museum of 19th-century ...

Paris

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Paris offers such a tantalizing menu of sights, entertainment, attractions and events, you'll be tempted to overload your schedule. Choose your must-see visits to the Louvre, Le Tour Eiffel, the bateau ride along the Seine and the Arch de Triomph, but be ...

Monet abstract

Just when you think that Claude Monet's light-filled works have been examined from every possible perspective, an exhibition comes along that provides an entirely original feast for the eyes. In this case, the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, has organized ...

Visit Paris Museums off the Tourist Track

Sure, you know about the Louvre and the Impressionists at the Musee d'Orsay, but are you familiar with the Marmatton? Or Paris' Cluny Museum on the Left Bank? In addition to the famous "first tier" museums, the city of light offers scores ...