The former Gare d'Orsay, (read more here) has been transformed into an elegant museum housing some of the finest collections of sculpture, art and furniture.
The following photos give a glimpse of the elegance of the building and the quality of design which has transformed it into one of the most popular museums in Paris.
The art collections are housed to the left and right of this central gallery..
I was keen to see the collection of Art Nouveau, which contained, among other things, some beautiful pieces of glassware and furniture..
The following gives a sense of scale..
The whole had been beautifully and elegantly designed....
Even the cafeteria had chairs which could only be described as art installations in their own right!
