Musée Rodin in Paris
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Musée Rodin

Paris · France · Founded 1919

An intimate museum and sculpture garden devoted to the work of Auguste Rodin in the elegant Hôtel Biron.

About Musée Rodin

Rodin gifted his entire collection to the French state in 1916 on the condition that it be displayed in the Hôtel Biron, the eighteenth-century mansion where he had been working. The museum opened in 1919 and remains one of Paris's most beloved small institutions.

Visitors move freely between the gilded interiors and a three-hectare garden, where The Thinker, The Gates of Hell, and The Burghers of Calais are arranged among rose beds and clipped hedges.

Collections & Highlights

The Thinker
The Kiss
The Gates of Hell
Camille Claudel sculptures

Frequently Asked Questions

A small ask before you go

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