Rodin Museum
The Musée Rodin is both a museum and a practical continuation of Auguste Rodin’s working life. The collection opened to the public in 1919, centered on the Hôtel Biron, which Rodin used as his workshop from 1908 onward. Hôtel Biron was designed by Jean Aubert, and Rodin later donated his entire sculpture collection to the French State—paired with paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir—on the condition that the buildings become a museum for his work. Today the museum’s holdings include 6,600 sculptures and 8,000 drawings, alongside 8,000 old photographs and 7,000 objets d’art, and it attracts about 700,000 visitors each year. The best-known works are integrated into the experience: The Thinker, The Kiss, and The Gates of Hell are displayed alongside a large garden program, where many sculptures sit in natural settings. …
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