The Rodin museum occupies the hôtel particulier where the sculptor lived in the final years of his life. The Kiss, the Cathedral, the Walking Man, portrait busts and early terracottas are exhibited indoors, as are many of the individual figures or small groups that also appear on the Gates of Hell. Rodin's works are accompanied by several pieces by his mistress and pupil, Camille Claudel.
The walls are hung with paintings by Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, Carrière and Rodin himself. Most visitors have greatest affection for the gardens: look out for the Burghers of Calais, the elaborate Gates of Hell, and the Thinker.
Area Southwestern Paris
Transport Mº Varenne .
Telephone 01.44.18.61.10
Open Apr-Sept 9.30am-5.45pm Tue-Sun (gardens until 6.45pm). Oct-Mar 9.30am-4.45pm Tue-Sun (gardens until 5pm).
Admission €6; €5 reductions, all Sun; free under-18s, all 1st Sun of mth. PMP. Exhibitions €7; €5 18-25s. Gardens €1.
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