Musee Rodin

79, rue de Varenne, Paris, Ile-de-France

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01-47-70-85-05, +33 1 4418 6110

Website:

www.musee-rodin.fr

The Government acquired the Hçtel Biron in 1905 and Rodin rented the ground floor from 1908 onwards. From that moment, the sculptor, backed by his closest friends, was determined to turn the Hçtel Biron into a museum devoted to his ... more on MuseumStuff.com

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Hotel Biron is a delight, with The Kiss being its flagship. more on Yahoo! Travel

Admission is cheap (get the one-day museum pass, to get you free entrance to most museums in paris--if not all) and you get to see most of his famous works (and some of camille claudel's). the garden at the musee rodin is well kept and house some of the sculputer's masterpieces: the thinker, the burghers of calais and gates of hell. more on Yahoo! Travel

His subjects reflect that which was truly important to him, the expressive faces, the depth of feeling in posture and most importantly, their hands. more on Yahoo! Travel

The Musee Rodin is a museum dedicated to French sculptor Auguste Rodin. more on TripAdvisor

Bring a baggete and enjoy the gardens on your lunch. more on Yahoo! Travel

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The art was great amazing scultists and old and amazing paintings. If you stay for a long time you may get tired and want to sit down and ... more on Yahoo! Travel

My wife & I have investigated numerous Parisian art museums:
--Le Louvre;
--Musee D'Orsay;
--Musee Picasso;
--Musee Marmottan-Monet;
--Musee de l'Armee (Invalides);
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I just loved the Rodin museum. It was just great. I went in June and the garden was in bloom, so it smelled great. His works are amazing.

The ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I love going to Musee Rodin. It's such a lovely setting, a secluded mansion with a large garden to relax in. It's filled with all of Rodin's important works, including of course le Penser and les Portes de l'Enfer - both of which ... more on Yahoo! Travel

What a beautiful place with beautiful pieces of history and artwork. From the Thinking Man (way smaller than I thought it would be) to the Kiss!! ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Even if you are not Rodin's expert - this museum worth to be visited. It has a beautiful garden with a fee admission of only 1 euro! All the famous sculptures are here, in this ... more on TripAdvisor

Rodin sculpted the human form. Many bronzes and marble. The Thinker, Gates of Hell, The Kiss and many more. more on TripAdvisor

Rodin is not for everyone. The collection of his sketches suggest evolution over several decades around a vicarious theme of young women displaying their intimate regions. His sculpture demonstrates m ... more on TripAdvisor

The Rodin Museum is closed now for remodeling so we didn't get to see the inside but the gardens were open and totally worth the time because ... more on TripAdvisor

found some of his work disturbing The Thinker in the Garden was the highlight of museum more on TripAdvisor

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It's small, but I enjoyed this museum of all the ones I toured in Paris. Very, very charming interior, and the gardens were wonderful! The lighting is wonderful; would recommend a mid-afternoon visit. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This is a smaller museum and much of the works are outside in the sculpture garden. The museum is in a former private residence, so there are stairs to climb and some small spaces to navigate. We ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I just loved the Rodin museum. It was just great. I went in June and the garden was in bloom, so it smelled great. His works are amazing. The only problem ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Why are they kissing I dont like it becues is nasty more on Yahoo! Travel

I traveled with Contiki, a travel company for 18-35 year olds this year to Paris among many other countries and they showed us the Musse Rodin. We had a great ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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