Musee Rodin

On the first sunny and (almost) warm day in a few weeks, a couple friends and I met up at the Musee Rodin. In addition to its indoor permanent collection, it has beautiful gardens with many of Rodin's sculptures.

Of course, the first one we saw was "Le Penseur" or "The Thinker."

The rest of the collection was just as impressive and gave us a chance to brush up on our (apparently minimal) knowledge of mythology (and possibly inspired us to reread The Odyssey).

Ugolin

(who had to eat his children)

La Porte d'Enfer

(The Gate of Hell)

La Cathedrale

(The Cathedral)

L'Hotel Biron

(where the permanent collection is kept)

Definitely one of my favorite museums in Paris!

Musee Arts Decoratifs

As of yesterday, I have only one month left in Paris.

In some ways, I still can't believe it has gone this fast. But there is definitely a big part of me that is ready to be back stateside.  Nonetheless, there are still many things to see and do here.

I crossed one more off my to-do list today with a visit to the Musee Arts Decoratifs, which is in the same 'chateau' as the Louvre. The permanent collection of the museum features jewelry, furniture, clothing, and collectibles. There is also a current exhibition of the work a married couple called the Lalanes. They create pieces that look like animals, but are also functional pieces of furniture. So what looks like a rhino is actually a dresser. A dinner table is surrounded by chairs that look like sheep and set with silverware that looks like lobster claws. The pieces were really beautiful and interesting. Unfortunately, photography was not allowed in the exhibit, but I snapped a few 'illegal' photos.

 

a herd of sheep chairs

a bird bed

The permanent collection was absolutely stunning. Here are a few of my favs:

it's Paddington Bear!