Guidebook for San Francisco
Arts & Culture
The museum houses the largest collection of work by Auguste Rodin, the father of modern sculpture. Rodin worked in the main building here, known as Hôtel Biron, and personally chose the location for all the pieces in the garden. It is such an idyllic setting, with rosebushes and fountains, that I go there twice a month just to read and draw.
The life of Rodin is complex, so I suggest the audio guide. Also, don’t miss his masterpiece “The Gates of Hell,” located outside to the left of the entrance. He worked for years on it in plaster, but died before it was cast in bronze.
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Museum Rodin
77 Rue de VarenneThe museum houses the largest collection of work by Auguste Rodin, the father of modern sculpture. Rodin worked in the main building here, known as Hôtel Biron, and personally chose the location for all the pieces in the garden. It is such an idyllic setting, with rosebushes and fountains, that I go there twice a month just to read and draw.
The life of Rodin is complex, so I suggest the audio guide. Also, don’t miss his masterpiece “The Gates of Hell,” located outside to the left of the entrance. He worked for years on it in plaster, but died before it was cast in bronze.
I like being immersed in Constantin Brâncuși’s beautiful studio, which the Centre Pompidou replicated exactly in 1997, 40 years after the Romanian artist’s death. The studio has big glass windows that let in natural light, showcasing Brâncuși’s elegant work in wood and plaster, and his endless columns and streamlined bird forms.
In front of the museum, stop to admire the work of another sculptor, Alexander Calder, and the Stravinsky fountain, or Fontaine des Automates, made in 1983 by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle.
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Brâncuși's Studio
Place Georges PompidouI like being immersed in Constantin Brâncuși’s beautiful studio, which the Centre Pompidou replicated exactly in 1997, 40 years after the Romanian artist’s death. The studio has big glass windows that let in natural light, showcasing Brâncuși’s elegant work in wood and plaster, and his endless columns and streamlined bird forms.
In front of the museum, stop to admire the work of another sculptor, Alexander Calder, and the Stravinsky fountain, or Fontaine des Automates, made in 1983 by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle.
I was seven years old when I first discovered this grand art museum and the happiness that comes from studying works from another time. I’m still fascinated by the efforts and sacrifices made by those who collect and preserve over 35,000 works of art—all from different eras that retrace our history!
For the sculptural highlights, I suggest beginning in the Caryatides room, which will lead you directly to the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace, two world-famous treasures.
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Museum Louvre
Rue de RivoliI was seven years old when I first discovered this grand art museum and the happiness that comes from studying works from another time. I’m still fascinated by the efforts and sacrifices made by those who collect and preserve over 35,000 works of art—all from different eras that retrace our history!
For the sculptural highlights, I suggest beginning in the Caryatides room, which will lead you directly to the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory of Samothrace, two world-famous treasures.
For one, it’s free! As a pupil of Rodin and a teacher at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, a famous art school in Montparnasse, Antoine Bourdelle produced a number of monumental works, including the relief friezes at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Some rooms here feature impressive sculptures up to 32 feet high.
Check out the museum’s very well produced videos about the stages and techniques of bronze casting from clay or plaster works.
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Museum Bourdelle
18 Rue Antoine BourdelleFor one, it’s free! As a pupil of Rodin and a teacher at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, a famous art school in Montparnasse, Antoine Bourdelle produced a number of monumental works, including the relief friezes at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Some rooms here feature impressive sculptures up to 32 feet high.
Check out the museum’s very well produced videos about the stages and techniques of bronze casting from clay or plaster works.
I often visit the Jardin du Luxembourg to reflect and create. Frequently, I also find myself visiting the nearby former studio of Russian-born artist Ossip Zadkine, whose work is a dialogue between wood, stone, cement, and earth.
Visitors are able to do something peculiar at this museum: touch the artwork! Ossip Zadkine wanted the visually impaired to experience the beauty of sculpture.
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Zadkine Museum
100bis Rue d'AssasI often visit the Jardin du Luxembourg to reflect and create. Frequently, I also find myself visiting the nearby former studio of Russian-born artist Ossip Zadkine, whose work is a dialogue between wood, stone, cement, and earth.
Visitors are able to do something peculiar at this museum: touch the artwork! Ossip Zadkine wanted the visually impaired to experience the beauty of sculpture.
Parks & Nature
I studied the work of Aristide Maillol during my modeling classes at the Louvre and even collaborated with the curator of the gardens to reproduce some of them. But there is nothing like the real thing. I love visiting his 20 most beautiful pieces on display between the Tuileries and the Louvre.
These sculptures represent Dina Vierny, Maillol’s muse and the sole heir to his work. Twenty years after the artist’s death, in 1964, Vierny donated the sculptures to the French state, which installed them here. It’s one of the most exciting stories about an artist and his model since Pygmalion!
Le Jardin du Carrousel
2 Rue du GymnaseI studied the work of Aristide Maillol during my modeling classes at the Louvre and even collaborated with the curator of the gardens to reproduce some of them. But there is nothing like the real thing. I love visiting his 20 most beautiful pieces on display between the Tuileries and the Louvre.
These sculptures represent Dina Vierny, Maillol’s muse and the sole heir to his work. Twenty years after the artist’s death, in 1964, Vierny donated the sculptures to the French state, which installed them here. It’s one of the most exciting stories about an artist and his model since Pygmalion!