musée Rodin (Rodin Museum)
arrondissement 7 (le Palais-Bourbon), Paris
The new, modern entrance to the grounds and the monumental steel sculpture by Anthony Caro have been well-designed and chosen, and do not detract from the whole.
| website: | http://www.musee-rodin.fr/welcome.htm |
| price range: | 5€, Under 18 free, first Sunday of the month free. |
| address: | 75, rue de Varenne |
| cross-street: | boulevard des Invalides |
| phone: | 01.47.05.01.34 |
| transit: | Métro line 13 to Varenne (closed from 1 September until 7 November 2003), Invalides or Saint-François-Xavier; Bus: 69, 82, 87, 92. |
| hours: | 9h30-17h45 (16h45 October-March). Gardens until 18h45 (winter 17h) Closed Monday |
| poster: | Magilavy contact for error correction |
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