Musée d'Orsay: Self-Guided Audio Guide to Van Gogh's Starry Night, Manet's Olympia & Monet's Poppies
2 hours
About this experience
Van Gogh's Starry Night over the Rhône, Manet's Olympia, Monet's Poppies and Degas's Little Dancer, in a Paris railway station that became a museum for art from 1848 to 1914. Walk into any room and hear the story behind the work in front of you. Short on time? Pick a ready-made route: Orsay in an Hour (60 min), The Impressionist Floor (75 min), The Salon and the Rebels (60 min), Van Gogh to Seurat (50 min), Sculpture: Carpeaux to Rodin (45 min), Art Nouveau: The Small Things (50 min). Or ignore them and wander. An audio guide on your phone: 53 room stories and 139 narrated pieces across 3 floors, about 157 minutes of English audio, with a map of the building by floor. Open the room you are standing in and press play. No group, no headset to rent, no set start time. Museum admission is not included. This is an independent guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Musée d'Orsay.
- Experience type
- Day tour or activity
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Audio guide
- English
- Guide
- English
- Categories
- Museums and exhibitions · Arts and culture · Cultural and theme tours
What's included
Self-guided audio guide in English: 53 rooms, 139 pieces, about 157 minutes 6 ready-made routes from 45 to 75 minutes Map of the museum by floor in your phone browser, no app needed Lifetime access: use it on any visit and replay it
What's not included
Admission to the Musée d'Orsay, booked directly with the museum A live guide: you set the pace and the pauses Any connection to the museum: this is an independent guide Tip or gratuity Food and drinks Entry or admission fee
Please note
To start the guide, enter the ticket code from your confirmation on the Roamer redemption page linked there. Do this before you go in, while you have signal: signal inside a museum can be weak. The guide then opens in your phone browser, with no app to download. Museum admission is not included. Opening hours, tickets and which entrance is open are set by the Musée d'Orsay: check its website before you go. Usual hours: Open Tuesday to Sunday 09:30 to 18:00, Thursdays until 21:45. Closed Mondays, 1 May and 25 December. Works on the museum's public areas continue until summer 2028 and paintings travel on loan: check the museum's plan on the day. The time you book is only a booking slot. The guide is yours for good: use it on any visit, at any time the museum is open. Bring a charged phone and earphones, so the stories do not disturb other visitors. This is an independent guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Musée d'Orsay. A museum ticket is not included. Admission is bought separately, with a timed slot, and Paris Museum Pass holders also book a slot. This guide does not include any museum ticket. Works on the public areas continue until summer 2028 and the museum stays open, but entrances and routes can change. Paintings travel on loan and rooms are rehung, so a work in this guide can be off view on the day. Bring headphones, and a phone for each person: the same code works on each phone. Signal inside is not guaranteed, so open the guide before your visit. Public transportation nearby
Itinerary
- 1Day 0
Level 0: Ground floor
1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris
20 rooms with stories, including Courbet, large formats; Millet; and Manet.
- 2Day 0
Level 2: Middle level
1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris
17 rooms with stories, including The Rodin terrace: The Gates of Hell; Toulouse-Lautrec: shows and backstage; and The Salle des fêtes.
- 3Day 0
Level 5: Upper level
1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris
16 rooms with stories, including Vincent van Gogh; Impressionism, Salle 31; and Impressionism: the Moreau-Nélaton collection.
Meeting point
Musée d'Orsay, main entrance 1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007, Paris, FR
Pick up
Pickup is not provided.
Cancellation policy · Musée d'Orsay: Self-Guided Audio Guide to Van Gogh's Starry Night, Manet's Olympia & Monet's Poppies
Standard Viator policy
- Cancellation 0–24 hours before departure: 100% cancellation fee.
- Cancellation 24–24000 hours before departure: 0% cancellation fee.
Good to know
Operated by Roamer and sold by AGORA. Your voucher and booking reference arrive by email straight after payment.