Musée Maillol, Art museum in 7th arrondissement, France.
Musée Maillol occupies the Hôtel Bouchardon at 59–61 rue de Grenelle, a pale stone building whose curved corner wall is grooved and topped by a carved frieze. Metal letters above the dark-framed doorway read "MUSEE MAI", and a small black sign says "MUSEE MAILLOL". Inside, 4,250 m² hold Maillol sculptures, drawings, engravings, paintings and decorative art, plus temporary exhibition spaces.
The museum opened on 20 January 1995 in the hôtel Bouchardon, a private mansion at 59–61 rue de Grenelle. Dina Vierny, Maillol's model from the age of fifteen, had donated his monumental sculptures to the state in 1964; André Malraux placed them in the Tuileries. The renovation by Vierny and architect Pierre Devinoy took over fifteen years and converted the basement, formerly the Cabaret La Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons opened in 1951 by the Frères Jacques and Pierre Prévert, into a restaurant. The poet Alfred de Musset lived in the house from 1824 to 1840, and the painter Paul Baudry later installed his studio there.
The museum displays works by artists such as Pierre Bonnard, Raoul Dufy, and Henri Matisse alongside pieces by Maillol. The collection reflects the artistic movements of the 20th century and shows how these creators influenced one another.
The museum is open daily, including Tuesdays, and charges an admission fee. It occupies about 4,250 m² in the Hôtel Bouchardon, with permanent collection rooms and temporary exhibition spaces. The basement, once the Cabaret La Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons opened in 1951, was converted into a restaurant during the renovation.
The basement once housed Cabaret La Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons, opened in 1951 by the Frères Jacques and Pierre Prévert, before the museum's renovation turned it into a restaurant. The building is the hôtel Bouchardon, where the poet Alfred de Musset lived between 1824 and 1840 and where the painter Paul Baudry later set up his studio.
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