MusÉe d’Orsay

Synopsis: Explores the manner in which an old disused railway station, the Gare d’Orsay, was converted into an important, fashionable museum, housing modern art from Daumier and Millet to the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. It also tries to understand the relationship between avant-garde art and kitsch and the reasons for the museum’s hanging policy. It enables the student to discover that a museum space is not neutral - there are specific historical and art historical reasons behind the way pictures are hung.
Series: Modern Art: Practices and Debates, Course A316
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Keywords: art galleries; France; museums; paintings

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