Jardin-musée Antoine Bourdelle d'Égreville, Sculpture garden museum in Égreville, France
The Jardin-musée Antoine Bourdelle is a sculpture museum set in a large garden displaying around 56 bronze works by French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. The artworks are arranged across grass areas and between various trees, creating an open and airy setting where the sculptures exist in harmony with their green surroundings.
The site was originally agricultural land acquired between 1966 and 1969 by Michel and Rhodia Dufet-Bourdelle, who transformed it into an art garden. The family later donated the property to Seine-et-Marne department, establishing what is now the museum.
The place honors sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, whose works are displayed throughout green spaces where nature surrounds each piece. Visitors experience how the changing seasons affect the way sculptures appear and how vegetation frames each artwork differently.
The garden welcomes visitors from May through late October and offers guided tours as well as artistic workshops during this season. Wear comfortable walking shoes since you will cover considerable ground as you move between the scattered artworks throughout the grounds.
The garden is divided into distinct areas including a front section, a decorative vegetable space, and a dedicated zone for a large equestrian statue of General Alvear. These different zones create surprise moments as you walk and reveal how the space was originally designed.
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