🗼 Rodin Museum Philly: Parisian Magic in Pennsylvania 🇫🇷

Stepping into Philadelphia's Rodin Museum feels like teleporting to Paris—but with better parking. 🚗✨ This hidden gem boasts the largest collection of Auguste Rodin's works outside France, but it's the immersive French atmosphere that truly wows. 🏛️ Architectural Time Travel • Built in 1929 as a "Gift to America" by cinema tycoon Jules Mastbaum 🎥 • French landscape architect Jacques Gréber designed the gardens 🌹 • Beaux-Arts facade mirrors Rodin's own Meudon studio (down to the 17th-century castle vibes!) 🗿 Star Attractions 1️⃣ The Gates of Hell 🚪 (World's FIRST bronze cast! Made posthumously for Mastbaum) 2️⃣ The Thinker 🧠 (Giant version guarding the entrance) 3️⃣ The Burghers of Calais 🛡️ (Bronze rebels frozen in time) 4️⃣ Hands of God and Adam 🤚 (Rodin's "Michelangelo moment") 🎨 Inside Scoop • 140+ works trace Rodin's evolution from Realist to Modernist • Sketches + plaster models reveal his creative process 🖋️ • Original fireplaces from Rodin's studio 🔥 💔 Love Story Behind the Museum Jules Mastbaum's widow and daughters completed his vision after his sudden death in 1926. Their dedication turned a personal passion into a public treasure. 👩👧👦❤️ Why It's Unmissable 🌹 French gardens with rotating seasonal blooms 🗝️ Original door handles from Rodin's Paris studio 🎶 Free classical concerts in the garden (summer nights!) 🔖 Pro Tips ✅ FREE with Philadelphia Museum of Art's 2-day pass 🎟️ ✅ Pay-what-you-wish admission otherwise 💸 ✅ Combine with Fairmount Park bike ride 🚴♂️ Fun Fact: Rodin never saw "The Gates of Hell" completed—Mastbaum commissioned it posthumously using the artist's original molds. 🗿 #ArtAdventure #RodinObsessed #ParisInPhilly