Musée Rodin, a Paris sculpture museum

Musée Rodin, Paris sculpture museum

Musée Rodin, the best sculpture museum in the city, displays a first class collection of Rodin sculptures. These sculptures were donated by the artist together with his interesting atelier in Meudon near the city, which can also be visited. Auguste Rodin, a famous artist in his time, has created strong and expressive sculptures. The museum is housed in a superb 18th century manshion. The large French style garden of Rodin Museum, with a view of Les Invalides, is a pleasant oasis in the city.

The thinker

Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917), a french sculptor, brought vigor to the otherwise academic art of his time.

The thinker, his most famous work, is displayed at the museum. The gates of hell, inspired by the Divine Comedy, and the burghers of Calais are stunning pieces of art too.

These expressive sculptures were a shock when they appeared in the France of the late 19th century. They brought instant celebrity to the artist who then got many orders.

Information on Musée Rodin

Admission fee: 15 euros. Buy Musée Rodin tickets online.

Paris metro: Varenne metro station on line 13. Locate Musée Rodin on Paris map. Open daily, except Mondays. Museum, garden and shop open from 10am to 6.30pm. Museum closed on January 1, May 1 and December 25.

Best Paris sculpture museums

The city has two good and little known sculpture museums complementing the famous sculpture departments of the Louvre and Musée Rodin.

Bourdelle Museum, a museum created in his studio with the donation of Antoine Bourdelle's wife, 18, rue Antoine Bourdelle 75015

Zadkine Museum in Ossip Zadkine's studio: 100 bis, rue d'Assas 75006