The Rodin Museum was a gift from entrepreneur and philanthropist Jules E. Mastbaum to the city of Philadelphia. It opened in November 1929, one year after Philadelphia Museum of Art opened. The Museum was designed by French architect Paul Cret and landscape designer Jacques Gréber. In the museum you can see a panel with his statue labeled “This building and its contents is the gift of Jules E. Mastbaum to his fellow citizens." Unfortunately, he could not see his dream completed, as he died in 1926. The Museum recently completed a three year renovation to restore the museum and garden to its original appearance as it opened in 1929. The museum contains the largest collection of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris.
The first thing you encounter when you visit the museum is the famous “The Thinker” at the entrance to Rodin Museum. There are two parts of the museum, the garden and the galleries in the museum. The garden now has eight art works of Rodin that includes The Thinker and The Gates of Hell. Inside the museum, there are around thirty Rodin’s works. You can take a close look at “The Kiss”, “I am Beautiful”, “Shame”, “Young Mother in the Grotto” and many others. You have to see yourself to discover the talent of Rodin on the art works he left us. The museum is closed on Tuesdays, and you can go to their website for more information.
François-Auguste-René Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917), known as Auguste Rodin, was a French sculptor. Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture. His sculptures are gaining more popularity in the past few decades and making him one of the few sculptors widely known worldwide.
The first thing you encounter when you visit the museum is the famous “The Thinker” at the entrance to Rodin Museum. There are two parts of the museum, the garden and the galleries in the museum. The garden now has eight art works of Rodin that includes The Thinker and The Gates of Hell. Inside the museum, there are around thirty Rodin’s works. You can take a close look at “The Kiss”, “I am Beautiful”, “Shame”, “Young Mother in the Grotto” and many others. You have to see yourself to discover the talent of Rodin on the art works he left us. The museum is closed on Tuesdays, and you can go to their website for more information.
François-Auguste-René Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917), known as Auguste Rodin, was a French sculptor. Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture. His sculptures are gaining more popularity in the past few decades and making him one of the few sculptors widely known worldwide.
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