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Rodin Museum in Philadelphia

Location: 22nd & Parkway, Philadelphia

Time: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm

Cost: Adults $3 suggested donation

The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia is dedicated to the works of famous French sculptor, Auguste Rodin. Administered by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the collection in the musem was a gift from Jules Mastbaum, a wealthy Philadelphia philanthropist, who began collecting the works of Rodin in 1923 with the intent of founding a museum in his city.

By 1926, he had assembled the largest collection of Rodin works outside of Paris and, though he died before his dream was realized, the museum opened in 1929.

The Rodin Museum houses 124 sculptures and the collection includes bronze casts of some of the French artist's most famous works such as The Thinker, The Burghers of Calais, and Eternal Springtime.

Rodin is known to have derived the inspiration for his sculptures from literary sources such as the Bible, and

the poems of French author Charles Beaudelaire.

Rodin introduced some very important technical innovations to the history of sculpture and his works were so lifelike that he was often accused of using human models to design his sculptures when, in fact, his art came from his imagination.

Visitors will also enjoy strolling through the peaceful, pristine gardens that surround the Rodin Museum and were part of the original plans designed by French landscape architect Jacques Greber.

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