Paris' Musee d'Orsay to open new galleries after 2-year renovation

"While the main, arched hall of the museum with its ornate, massive clock has not been touched, now nearly all the building’s other smaller gallery spaces are more intimate, and give the sense of being in an entirely different museum, one that also feels more accessible. The effect, officials say, is not unlike what one might have encountered in the homes of collectors at the time the paintings were created.

'I hope that every visitor to the museum can feel like they have a Degas all to himself, with a halo of silence around, even if there’s a crowd,' [Guy] Cogeval said."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  Los Angeles Times
On:  10/20/11
Website:  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com

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