Which museum opened in Paris to house Auguste Rodin’s donated works?

The Musée Rodin opened in Paris to house Auguste Rodin’s donated works.

Rodin donated his works, drawings, and collections to the French state in exchange for the right to live and work at the Hôtel Biron. The building was converted into a museum after his death, and the Musée Rodin opened to the public in 1919.

The museum’s Paris site contains many major sculptures, including The Thinker, The Kiss, and The Gates of Hell. Its collection also preserves plaster models, studies, drawings, photographs, and works by artists collected or admired by Rodin.

The Musée Rodin is not the same institution as the Musée d’Orsay, although both are important Paris museums with major nineteenth-century art holdings. The museum also operates a second site at the Villa des Brillants in Meudon.