Musée Rodin, Paris
Rodin's Paris studio is one of the world's greatest small museums, filled with and surrounded by the master's sculptures
This place is one of my favorite small museums anywhere. The studio in which Rodin worked from 1908 until his death in 1917 has been converted into a museum to house some of the artist's greatest works.
Once the critics stopped assailing Rodin's art (he was denied admittance to the Paris art academy three times), they realized he had been the greatest sculptor since Michelangelo and began lauding his works.
In the quiet rose gardens surrounding the house you'll find the most famous cast of Rodin's signature piece, The Thinker, along with bronzes of The Gate of Hell, The Burghers of Calais, and big-bellied Balzac.
Inside the Hôtel Biron (reopened after a renovation in April 2012) are collected many famed sculptures—The Kiss, The Three Shades, The Hand of God, Iris—along with some of Rodin's drawings and works by his friends and contemporaries.
Tips
- Planning your time: Spend at least an hour at the Rodin Museum—I'd say spend 2–3 hours, but then again I'm a huge fan, and I like relaxing in the gardens, sketching the statues.
- Free admission with a sightseeing discount card: Get into the Rodin Museum for free (and skip the line at the ticket booth) with either the Paris Sightseeing Pass
or the Paris Museum Pass.
- Free the first Sunday of every month.
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This article was last updated in March 2012. All information was accurate at the time.
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77 rue de Varenne (in the Hôtel Biron, by the Tomb of Napoleon)
Les Invalides (7eme)
Tel. +33-(0)1-44-18-61-10
www.musee-rodin.fr
OPEN
Tues-Mon 10am–5:45pm (Oct-Mar, garden cleared at 5pm)
ADMISSION
€7
Family rate: €10 (2 adults + kids under 18)
Paris Museum Pass: Yes (free)
Paris Sightseeing Pass
TRANSPORT
Métro: Varenne (13), Invalides (8)
RER: Invalides (C)
