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Centre Pompidou vs Musee d'Orsay
Both are rated highly by expert writers. On balance, Musee d'Orsay is preferred by most writers compared to Centre Pompidou. Musee d'Orsay comes in at 96 with endorsements from 11 reviewers including Let's Go, Michelin Guide and Time Out.
Centre Pompidou
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Place Georges Pompidou, 75004 Paris
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Fodor's
"Love it or hate it, the Pompidou is certainly the city's most unique-looking building."
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Concierge
"Has a permanent collection that runs from 1905 to the present and includes such "isms" as primitivism, Cubism, Fauvism, surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Paris’ premier cultural centre has amazed visitors since it was inaugurated in 1977."
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Travel + Leisure
"Located in the center of Paris in a building designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, Centre Pompidou is the brainchild of President Georges Pompidou."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This museum contains one of the largest collections of modern art in the world (60 000 exhibits), ranging from painting and architecture to photography, cinema, new media, sculpture and design."
Musee d'Orsay
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62 rue de Lille, France, 75343 Paris
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Fodor's
"This gorgeously renovated Belle Époque train station displays a world-famous collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings on three floors."
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Concierge
"Since opening in 1986, the Musée d'Orsay has become one of the most successful and beloved museums in the world."
Travel + Leisure
"Paris's premier museum of Impressionism."
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Let's Go
"Originally a train station, the museum is fairly large and is best seen over several visits so you don’t become art-ed out."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Since 1986, the huge main hall of the former Orsay railway station has been the home of art collections covering the period 1848 to 1914."
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