Rodin Museum

In the 7th arrondissement of Paris, there is the majestic Rodin Museum, which has collected over 6,000 sculptures, 8,000 antique photographs and 7,000 art objects. It houses the largest collection of works created by sculptor Auguste Rodin.

The museum building was built in 1727-1732 specifically for financier Abraham Peyren de Mora, and later the French marshal Louis-Antoine de Gontaut-Biron settled in it. The name of the building turned out to be significant and the house was called the Biron Palace. The marshal loved plants and ordered a garden with lots of flowers. By the way, the garden also contains the sculptor's creations. Rodin acquired the palace and used it as a workshop, and before his death he handed over the workshop with all the works and paintings he had bought to France. Rodin ordered the building to be turned into a museum. Since 1904, France leased the Biron Palace to various artists and poets, and Auguste Rodin also lived here until his death in 1917. In 1919, the Rodin Museum was opened.

In the museum you can see from sketches of sculptures, various books and papers to finished bronze sculptures. There are also works by Camille Claudel, the sculptor's mistress. Auguste had been collecting works of art from Ancient Rome, Greece, and Egypt for a long time, and at the end of his life he began collecting exhibits from the Far East. Rodin's fame grew, as did donations for him, which allowed him to develop an extensive network of exchanges of works and exhibits with other artists and collectors. In addition, he bought 3 paintings by Van Gogh, a painting by Renoir and Claude Monet. His collection can be seen in the chapel, which hosts a contemporary art exhibition every summer.

In addition to paintings and works of art, Rodin also collected photographs, of which he personally collected 7,000, and in total there are 25,000 photographs in the museum. The museum is a very popular attraction in France, with over 700,000 visitors a year.