One of those rainy, misty, freezy night spending a few hours carrying the camera bag and this heavy tripod with frozen fingers. And then, as a surprise, a nice shot coming from the memory card.

The Musée d’Orsay is a museum in Paris dedicated to French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography

Beside the impressionnists painting, you can discover the work of François Pompon (1856 - 1933), a French sculptor.

Born in Saulieu in Burgundy, he moved to Paris and worked as Rodin’s assistant. He became famous for his stylized animal still 1922 with L’ Ours Blanc (”the White Bear” also known as “Polar Bear in Stride “), hudge marble sculpture largely reproduced (Jardin Darcy – Dijon, for example). The original is at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris.

François Pompon may be considered as a forerunner of modern sculpture, and influenced Brancusi, among others.

Siam was the most famous elephant in Paris. Star of the Paris Zoo de Vincennes, knowned by all parisian kiddies, he was born in 1946 in Thailand and died in 1997 after a life fullfilled of adventures.

Since 2001 you can see him in the “Grande Galerie de l’Evolution” in the Museum d’histoire naturelle at the head of a band of stuffed animals.

The structure, built at the end of 19th century is a good example of metallic architecture. The restoration, made in 1994 gave to the museum the opportunity to emerge this collection from oblivion.

In the underground of the museum, scientists can examine 75 millions of different species, the memory of humanity.