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We visit the freshly-renovated Rodin Museum

Mid-November, the Rodin Museum relaunched after three years of complete renovation. We announced the reopening on the blog, partly because it now looks really smart and partly because it’s really close to our hotels!

A visit was the logical next step, and it has to be said we were pleasantly surprised – an historical building that looks almost brand new, ample space to appreciate the collections, colour, beautiful gardens… It’s pretty much essential for any visit to Paris, even if you’re not a great fan of sculpture.

Here’s our report.

Musée Rodin - Paris
photos: JasonW

Our last visit to the Rodin Museum – which was over a decade ago, it’s true – left us with the impression of a venue that needed work and cramped rooms too full of exhibits, not a homage worthy of perhaps the greatest classical sculptor in recent history.

But all that’s behind us now. The ‘new’ Rodin Museum, close to Les Invalides (which means it’s also near to our hotels) is superb, bright, spacious, with wonderfully-restored woodwork, vast mirrors, tons of windows overlooking the huge gardens…

There’s now also a room entirely devoted to the work of Camille Claudel and a clear, logical organisation to the permanent collection that goes through Rodin’s life and examines both his influences and his work.

And the other piece of good news is the reasonable entrance price – 10€, or 7€ if you go on a Wednesday evening.

So here’s our photo visit! All the info about the museum (how t get there, opening hours…) are at the bottom of the article.
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Closed 1st January, 1st May and 25th December (early closing at 4.45pm on 24th and 31st December)

Admission: 10€ / 7€ / 7€ for all on Wednesdays after 6pm

Entrance to just the gardens: 4€

Website: www.musee-rodin.fr

Facebook: facebook.com/museerodin

Twitter: twitter.com/MuseeRodinParis

Instagram: instagram.com/museerodinparis

To see all our photos of the Rodin Museum, click here.