Musee Rodin
If you want to get away from the bustle of Paris, head to the Musee Rodin (closed Mondays). The neighborhood where it is located is leafy, quiet, and civilized! When you approach the 18th-century mansion, you are delighted by its adorable turret. Once inside, there is room after room of lovely sculptures depicting human bonds: mother and child, lovers. The bodies are as if emerging from the stone, and are from unusual angles. There are other sculptures as well, such as The Thinker, a man contemplating something deeply. The rooms of the mansion have huge arched windows with greenery outside, and elegant details everywhere such as wrought-iron banisters, checkered floors, and chandeliers. After, you can stroll the garden which is full of roses and topiaries.
I loved this museum when I was a teenager studying in Paris, imagining one day being a mother with a sweet child, like in the sculptures.
It's interesting to read about Rodin's life, and his relationship with Camille Claudel, on a timeline on the wall.
There are also a few paintings by Impressionist painters such as Monet and Van Gogh!
The museum is hot in summer, without any windows open. This seems to be a common theme in Europe- lack of ventilation in museums, airports, trains, and public spaces.
Come early because the museum is quite crowded.
Have lunch at Le Cafe de Musee, which has the loveliest mint green floral wallpaper, sophisticated decor, and hanging flowers.
After visiting the museum, have a stroll in Square d'Ajaccio, a pretty park with Eiffel Tower views, magnolia trees, a wooden play house, and flowers. It is across the boulevard and slightly north of the museum.
Walk around the neighborhood to Les Invalides, where Napoleon was buried, and where there is an army museum you can check out. This is appreciated by the men in the family who didn't connect as much with the Musee Rodin!
The Secret.
The Kiss.
The downstairs room with checkered floor, arched windows, and columns.
Eternal Springtime.
The lovely sandstone architecture of the Musee Rodin.
Roses in the topiary garden.
Cone-shaped topiary bushes.
I Am Beautiful, original assembly.
Mignon, a bust from 1870.
Bust of a Young Woman with Roses in her Hair.
These are lovely busts.
Young Girl with Flowers on her Hat.
Venus and Cupid, by Felix Lecomte.
Young Mother in the Grotto.
Camille Claudel bust, by Rodin.
Ironwork staircase.
Chandelier and windows looking out on greenery.
Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel.
Photo of Auguste Rodin with a top hat in 1862.
Last Vision.
The Death of Adonis.
The Benedictions.
The Harvesters, by Vincent Van Gogh.
The Blue Train, by Vincent Van Gogh.
Andromeda.
Close-up on the feet of Andromeda. Very sweet!
Andromeda. Rodin's sculptures show figures from unusual angles.
The Kiss, from behind.
Painting above a doorway in the mansion.
Detail on the wall and ceiling of the mansion.
Hand of God.
Hand of God, from behind.
The Kiss, with arched windows behind.
Photo of Camille Claudel at work.
Rodin's Thinker, painting by Edvard Munch.
Sculpture in the garden.
Walking beside the museum, in the garden.
Trees in the garden.
Painting of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, by Claude Monet.
Iris Awakening a Nymph.
Hands of Lovers.
The mansion.
Sculpted head above a mansion window.
The rose garden!
Sculpture of three males in the topiary garden.
View of the Eiffel Tower from the rose garden.
View of the Dome des Invalides from the garden.
Gothic windows of the mansion.
Magnolia tree in bloom, at Square d'Ajaccio, down the road from Musee Rodin.
Sculpture in Square d'Ajaccio, across the boulevard and slightly north of Musee Rodin.
After browsing the museum, you can take a stroll in Square d'Ajaccio.
Wooden play house and Eiffel Tower views at Square d'Ajaccio, across the boulevard and slightly north of Musee Rodin.
The lovely interior of Le Cafe du Musee.
Wallpaper in Le Cafe du Musee, on the corner of the boulevard near the museum.
The ceiling and leafy views from Le Cafe du Musee.
Bas-reliefs on a building near the metro station La Tour-Maubourg.
Brasserie La Source, near the La Tour-Maubourg metro station.
The tranquil metro station near Musee Rodin, called La Tour-Maubourg.
Musee Rodin is located at 77 Rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris, France. It is a short walk from the metro station.
Closed Mondays. Open Tues-Sun 10-6:30.
Tickets cost $14 per adult.
Last Updated: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:21:29 GMT
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