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Musee Rodin

Musee Rodin. Musée Rodin 79 Rue de Varenne 75007 Paris Telephone: 01 44 18 61 10. Presented by Steven Varshavsky, and Corey Glassman. POINT ZERO. Take line 13 (light blue) to Varrenne, Invalides or Saint-François-Xavier Take bus # 82, 87, or 92. Gardens. Museum History.

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Musee Rodin

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  1. Musee Rodin Musée Rodin79 Rue de Varenne75007 Paris Telephone: 01 44 18 61 10 Presented by Steven Varshavsky, and Corey Glassman

  2. POINT ZERO Take line 13 (light blue) to Varrenne, Invalides or Saint-François-Xavier Take bus # 82, 87, or 92

  3. Gardens

  4. Museum History • Museum opened 1919 • Hotel Biron created 1728-1730 • Made as house for kings painter; Francois Lemoyne • Hotel Biron was a dormatory for a school for young women from • Purchased by Rodin in 1909 as house for himself

  5. The Thinker

  6. The Thinker (cont) • Sculpted by Rodin in 1902 • Made from bronze and marble • In garden to act as door to museum • Built to represent man mediating • Originally called the poet

  7. The Gates of Hell • Built by Auguste Rodin from 1880 to 1917 • In the garden • Made out of bronze and marble • Many figures such as original thinker in the middle

  8. The Gates of Hell (cont)

  9. Honore De Balzac • Sculpture made by Rodin • Made out of terracotta • Balzac inspired Rodin so Rodin made a sculpture • In the garden • Made in 1891-1892

  10. Honore De Balzac (cont)

  11. The Kiss • Made in 1887 by Rodin • Many small versions in bronze, plaster, and terracotta • Big marble one in the Hotel Biron • Also on Gates of Hell as small figure

  12. The Kiss (cont)

  13. Auguste Rodin • Born November 12, 1840 in Paris • Died November 17, 1917 in Paris • Considered father of modern sculpture

  14. Museum Information • Summer Hours (April-September) 9:30am-5:45pm garden closes an hour later Closed Mondays Winter Hours ( October-March) 9:30am-4:45pm garden closes at 5:00pm

  15. Museum Info (cont) • Full rate is 4 euro • Reduced rate is 2 euro • Garden only 1 euro • Free for people 18 and under • Free first Sunday of each month • Gift shop that sells books and casts of Rodin art called the boutique and self serve cafeteria

  16. Credits Powerpoint: Corey Glassman and Steven Varshavsky Presentation: Steven Varshavsky and Corey Glassman Rodin Website accueil

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