Musée d'Orsay and Centre Pompidou

Yesterday we went to Centre Pompidou to visit the Musée National d'Art Moderne. Unfortunately level 5, where the most famous works are displayed was closed, so we had to make do with the exhibition on level 4, which diplays works of feminism. The majority of it was not my cup of tea but there was a video display which was rather moving. Plus, I spotted a Dorothea Tanning installation which was pretty cool. She saved my ass in English Lit in high school when I had to find and deconstruct a work of art to associate with Sylvia Plath's poetry. After an age searching, I stumbled upon Tanning's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (yes, like Mozart's piece) and an awesome mark was mine. The work is in the Tate Modern collection, but not it's not on public display (FML). I'll still go to the Tate to see my favourite work ever, in the universe, to the infinite degree plus one, Salvador Dali's the Metamorphosis of Narcissus.

The gigantic post-modern metal and plastic monstrosity that is Centre Pompidou

The Dorothea Tanning installation Chambre 202, Hôtel du Pavot, 1970

Interior and Exterior of the Musée d'Orsay

It may be humble, but it's my favourite work in the entire gallery. Camille Pissarro's Coteau de l'Hermitage, Pontoise (1873). I love Pissarro's use of colour; my favourite impressionist.

What appears from afar to be a photograph is in fact an oil painting. Rosa Bonheur's Labourage nivernais.

Two of the Musée's money makers, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Bal du moulin de la Galette and Vincent Van Gogh's Self Portrait. The Van Gogh was underwhelming but I was rather impressed by the Renoir.