Don't be put off it's an exhilarating experience just attempting to come to grips with such vast collections of painting, sculpture, and artifacts from 5000 b.c. to 1848 (from which date the Musee d'Orsay's French collections continue the story to 1914).
There are plenty of tourists who become overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of the collection.
mnli hypothesis: There are plenty of tourists who become overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of the collection. premise: Don't be put off it's an exhilarating experience just attempting to come to grips with such vast collections of painting, sculpture, and artifacts from 5000 b.c. to 1848 (from which date the Musee d'Orsay's French collections continue the story to 1914).