We went to another museum which houses the largest collection of impressionist paintings. The Musee d'Orsay is located across the river from the L'Orangerie and was formerly a train station in the late 1800s.
From an art perspective this was our favorite museum with lots of paintings that are recognizable from books we have read. The museum is extensive so we took a lunch break and had our picnic on the river and watched the huge barge style boats go by with sightseeing passengers.
We went back for a few more hours to see the remaining collections. We were definitely tired and we should have taken the rest of the afternoon off but we didn't and went to the Museum of Modern Art.
The modern art museum is housed in the Pompidou centre. This building can also be considered a piece of modern art. It really stands out as its industrial modern in a neighborhood of old classic buildings. The building has exposed pipes, ducting, steel beams glass, and primary colors. There is also a series of escalator tubes on the outside which reminded me of the habitrail cages used to house hamsters many decades ago.
From an art perspective, maybe I don't know how to appreciate modern art. Many pieces seemed to be similar with the same usage of colors, shapes and patterns. I guess the same could have been said in the 1880s when people were looking at the impressionist paintings. I was inspired by the single color pieces. I plan to buy some canvas and paint and put the boys to work when we get home.
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