4,950,000 Visitors for the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie in 2024

The Establishment’s overall attendance was only 3% lower than in 2023, a year that saw record attendance. It was over 15% higher than in 2022. In 2024, the Musée d’Orsay received 3,751,141 visitors (as against 3,871,498 in 2023). The Musée de l’Orangerie received 1,198,694 visitors (as against 1,239,539 in 2023). Their visitors came to admire the two Museums’ permanent collections along with their exhibitions.

At the Musée d’Orsay

794,000 visitors for Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise. The Final Months (October 3, 2023 –February 4, 2024). The highest exhibition attendance since the Museum opened.
725,000 visitors for Paris 1874. Inventing Impressionism (March 26 – July 14, 2024). 
80,000 visitors for the innovative VR experience An Evening with the Impressionists. Paris 1874, which complemented the exhibition. The program is currently being presented in several cities in France (Bordeaux, Lyon and Paris) and abroad, in particular with its launch in the United States in September 2024.
Exhibitions still underway
461,213 visitors at December 31, 2024 for the exhibition Caillebotte. Painting Men (October 8, 2024 –January 19, 2025)
365,713 visitors at December 31, 2024 for the exhibition Harriet Backer (1845-1932). The Music of Colors (September 24, 2024 –January 12, 2025)
187,187 visitors at December 31, 2024 for the exhibition Céline Laguarde. Photographer (1873-1961) (September 24, 2024 –January 12, 2025)

At the Musée de l’Orangerie

452,000 visitors for Amedeo Modigliani. A Painter and his Dealer (September 20, 2023 – January 15, 2024). The highest exhibition attendance for ten years at the Musée de l’Orangerie.
406,000 visitors for Robert Ryman. The Act of Looking (March 6– July 8, 2024).
Exhibition still underway 
348,507 visitors at December 31, 2024 for the exhibition Heinz Berggruen, A Dealer and his Collection. Picasso-Klee-Matisse-Giacometti. Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin (October 2, 2024 – January 27, 2025)

The 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games 

The Games provided a time for sharing and enthusiasm at the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie. The Musée de l’Orangerie was right in the heart of the urban sports stadium while the Musée d’Orsay saw several events take place in front of its doors, as well as the opening ceremony.
Although summer attendance was lower during the Olympic and Paralympic Games (-26% at the Musée d’Orsay compared with 2023 and -22% at the Musée de l’Orangerie), visitors to both Museums during this period were younger than usual. There was a sharp increase in the 26-45 y/o age group, which accounted for 34% of visitors to Orsay (as against 11% in 2023) and 29% at the Orangerie (as against 11% in 2023).
From September 2023 onwards, the Olympic and Paralympic Games also gave rise to a true “Cultural Olympiad”, including several shows (5 creations by contemporary artists at Orsay – Mourad Merzouki, Rachid Ouramdane, Nathan Paulin, Josépha Madoki and Hortense Belhôte – and a “Dance in the Water Lilies” cycle devoted to hip-hop and urban dance at the Orangerie) that brought in a total of over 50,000 attendees, also younger than usual.

Impressionism’s 150th birthday celebrated all over France

In 2024, the Musée d’Orsay’s collections were also showcased regionally. From February to late summer 2024, the “Impressionism’s 150th Birthday with the Musée d’Orsay” operation, which accompanied the anniversary right across France, attracted a great many visitors, including, for example, 63,000 visitors to the MUba Eugène Leroy in Tourcoing, for the exhibition Painting Nature. Impressionist Landscapes (March 16 to June 24, 2024) and record attendance at the Piscine de Roubaix for the exhibition At the invitation of The Little Chatelaine: Impressionist Children at La Piscine Thanks to the Musée d’Orsay (February 17 –May 26, 2024) with111,500 visitors.