Musée Rodin, National art museum in 7th arrondissement, Paris, France
Description
The Musée Rodin occupies the 18th-century Hôtel Biron and shows more than six thousand six hundred sculptures plus eight thousand drawings across its rooms and garden. The collection spreads over two floors of the building and then moves outdoors, where bronze figures stand on lawns and pathways.
History
Auguste Rodin donated his entire collection to the French State in 1916 and turned Hôtel Biron into a museum. The building had earlier been a convent and later served as an artist studio before taking on its current role.
Culture
The name honors Auguste Rodin, who once worked within these walls. Visitors today see plaster models, tool marks on pedestals, and sometimes photographs that show how the artist arranged poses for his figures.
Practical
Visitors can come daily from ten in the morning until half past six in the evening, with last entry at quarter to six. The place closes on certain national holidays, so a quick check of the calendar before traveling helps avoid disappointment.
Did you know?
The collection holds twenty-five thousand photographs, with seven thousand pieces coming from Rodin's own collection. The sculptor saw photography as a tool and gathered prints to study poses, light effects, and composition.
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