Paris Rodin Museum Small-Group Guided Tour (Optional Orsay & Orangerie Add-on)

Discover Rodin's world of sculpture
at the Musée Rodin

The tour starts at the Hôtel Biron (Musée Rodin), the 18th-century mansion that was Rodin's home and studio. As you stroll through the grand salons and the 3-hectare sculpture garden, your guide brings Rodin's work vividly to life. The visit to the Musée Rodin lasts about 1 hour 30 minutes.

Hear the stories of The Thinker, conceived as a small figure for The Gates of Hell and later reinterpreted as a monument to human thought; The Kiss, whose commission caused a scandal; and The Gates of Hell, the monumental bronze Rodin worked on for 37 years. The story of Camille Claudel, Rodin's student, muse and rival, is also told.

Admire Impressionist masterpieces at the Musée d'Orsay

Options including the Musée d'Orsay continue with a walk of about 10 minutes to the museum for another visit of about 1 hour 30 minutes. In the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station turned museum, you will view works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin with your guide, and learn how the revolution these painters started leads directly to the masterpieces of the Orangerie.

Stand before Monet's Water Lilies at the Musée de l'Orangerie

The 3-museum option continues across the Seine to the Musée de l'Orangerie in the Tuileries Garden, with a visit of about 1 hour 30 minutes. Admire Monet's Water Lilies, eight monumental canvases displayed in two oval rooms exactly as the artist intended, and hear about the ambition, obsession and near-blindness behind this final gift to the French nation. Then explore the collection of Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso and Renoir.

Choose your combination and skip the line

Choose the option that suits your schedule and interests: Musée Rodin only (about 1 hour 30 minutes), Rodin and Orsay (about 3 hours), or Rodin, Orsay and Orangerie (about 6 hours). Every museum included in your option is entered with a priority-access ticket to save time at the entrance, and an expert guide accompanies you throughout the tour.