Explore the Hôtel Biron, where Auguste Rodin transformed a Parisian mansion into his ultimate masterpiece. This tour takes art lovers, history enthusiasts, and curious explorers through galleries and gardens alive with Rodin’s sculptures, from The Thinker to the monumental Gates of Hell. You’ll uncover stories of his rise, his rivalry with the Academy, and his creative partnership with Camille Claudel. Along the way, you’ll gain a new eye for sculpture—how form, movement, and raw material capture an encyclopedia of human emotion.

Created by Anne-Marie Carter
Anne-Marie Carter, a Paris-based guide by way of London, combines her background as a historian and former fashion journalist to craft tours that explore the rich intersections of fashion, culture, and history. With an insider’s knowledge of Parisian haute couture and a storyteller’s flair, she uncovers the threads that weave Paris’s artistic, cultural, and sartorial legacy, offering an elegant and engaging dive into the soul of the city.
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Welcome to the Musée Rodin!
Start the tour outside the museum entrance

Hôtel Biron
Admire the building Rodin chose himself!

The Thinker
Start the tour with Rodin’s most famous work!

Inside Hôtel Biron
Step inside Rodin’s palace of art

Bust of Auguste Rodin
The man, the myth, the legend

The Age of Bronze
Rodin’s first scandal — the sculpture that started it all

The Kiss
An infernal, eternal embrace

The Burghers of Calais
Rodin’s public comissions

Danaïd
The damned never looked so beautiful

The Balzac Monument
The study of a great man

The Cathedral
The beauty of simplicity

Van Gogh’s Le Pere Tanguy
Admire Rodin’s personal art collection

The Camille Claudel Room
Rodin’s collaborator and doomed love

Dancing Figures
From stillness to movement, and beyond
