Musée d'Orsay, - the Dawn of Modern Art

Catherine was very knowledgeable and compassionate on impressionism art. She was able to keep our kids (9 and 11) engaged and interested the entire tour. We were happy with the experience and the kids learned a little along the way. Highly recommend

We had a wonderful tour with Catherine at the Musée d'Orsay. She was engaging, extremely knowledgeable, and offered insightful perspectives from the artist’s point of view. We're a family of five with three children aged 18 to 22, none of whom have much interest in art or art history — yet Catherine managed to keep them engaged for the entire tour. I would absolutely book another tour with her when I return to Paris.

Excellent Tour..5 stars..Catherine is extremely knowledgeable in art history and art itself. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour but more importantly, learned much that will help us the next time we go to an art museum.

Catherine introduced us to Paris, the lovely and grand Musee d'Orsay, and its exquisite art. Catherine is an accomplished artist, and she shared her knowledge of principal artists such as Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, and van Gogh. As an art historian, she provided insight to the development of the Impressionists, as a reaction to the French Academy. She also took great interest in my adult daughter and provided suggestions for her! We highly recommend Catherine, not only for the Orsay, but for the other wonderful art museums of Paris.

Catherine, an accomplished artist, is among the very best guides that I’ve experienced in my 78 years. Art is her passion; she is the consummate guide. We highly recommend Catherine! Catherine displayed exceptional knowledgeable in fine arts history, movements, trends, developments; influential persons and events; sculpting and paining techniques; use of technology; artists’ origins, backgrounds, motivations, purposes, and works. She expanded our understanding and appreciation. She framed her presentation to our shallow understanding, spoke at our level in our language. And she was kind, patient, and understanding while doing so. Catherine’s performance far exceeded our expectations. Our experience at Musee D’Orsay was significantly elevated because of her. We recommend her highly and when back in Paris, God willing, she will guide us on another fine art excursion.

We had a marvelous time on our tour with Catherine. She was on time and moved us through the museum at a good pace. Her audio system was superb; it allowed us to hear her discussion even when we were not right next to her. This became more important as the museum became more crowded over the course of the tour. There is so much to see at the Musee that it is impossible to take it all in during a single two hour visit. Catherine, with her incredible knowledge of art history, focused on important works that helped us understand the development of and historical context of Impressionism. Everyone in our group was impressed with the tour and Catherine’s grasp of art. As an artist herself, she helped us see into the paintings and sculptures, pointing out details that would have otherwise been lost to us. We would definitely schedule another tour with her if we visit Paris again.