Georges Seurat, the leading force behind neo-impressionist painting, died in Paris in 1891 at the age of 32. (The cause of his death is in dispute, but it's likely to have been diphtheria.) His final major work, Cirque, remained unfinished. It hangs today in the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, quite possibly the most beautiful and emotionally moving art museum ever built. Actually, built is a bit misleading. Probably rebuilt is a better way to put it. The museum, which opened in 1986, was originally the Gare d'Orsay train station. But the words train station lessen the architecture's impact and purpose. With its facade and interior ceiling and walls refurbished to their original glory, this space stands as a monument to an era when our ability to move beyond the most basic means of transport was celebrated
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