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Musee Rodin Description

The great French sculptor Auguste Rodin lived in the former Hôtel Biron (built 1728-31) until he died in 1917, bequeathing some of his work and his own personal collection to the State. The Museum and its beautiful garden were opened to the public in the same year.

The collection includes full-size copies of many of his world-famous monumental works. In the garden are the "Thinker" ("Le Penseur"), the "Burghers of Calais" ("Les Bourgeois de Calais"), "Ugolino", the "Walker" ("L'Homme qui marche") and the "Gates of Hell" ("La Porte d'Enfer"). Within the museum itself are a number of studies of hands, including the "Hand of God" ("La Main de Dieu") and the "Cathedral" ("La Cathédrale"), "The Kiss" ("Le Baiser"), "The Eternal Idol" (

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Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain

Address

Musée Rodin
19 boulevard des Invalides
F-75007 Paris
France

http://www.musee-rodin.fr

Hours

October 1 to March 31

Open	Closed	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30
Closed		16:45	16:45	16:45	16:45	16:45	16:45

April 1 to September 30

Open	Closed	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30
Closed		17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) May Day / Labor Day (May 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25)