The Musée Rodin in Paris opened to the public in 1919.
The museum occupies the Hôtel Biron, an eighteenth-century mansion in Paris. Rodin worked there during the later part of his life and donated his works, collections, and archives to the French state on the condition that the building become a museum dedicated to his art.
The Musée Rodin opened in 1919, two years after the sculptor’s death. Its collections include major sculptures such as The Thinker, The Kiss, and The Gates of Hell, along with drawings, paintings, photographs, and works Rodin collected from other artists. The institution also manages Rodin’s former home and studio at Meudon.
The museum’s opening date is sometimes confused with the dates when Rodin moved into the Hôtel Biron or when the French state accepted his donation. Those were earlier milestones; 1919 marks the public museum’s opening.