The Rodin Museum, Paris, reopens on 12 November after an extensive period of restoration. Pictured: Le Penseur, 1902, and l’Hôtel Biron. Photography: Jérôme Manoukian. Courtesy Agence Photographique du Musée Rodin

选择罗丹的吻的形象作为已完成的巴黎罗丹博物馆修复的视觉标志是恰当的。这个项目是罗丹委员会、赞助人艾里斯·坎托和法国政府热情洋溢的工作。罗丹博物馆因其地理位置、18世纪宏伟的建筑、罗丹作品的可及性及其由“思考者”主持的花园而深受当地和国际游客的喜爱。

装修的首要任务是结构——建筑的镶木地板不是为了承受数吨雕塑的重量或每年700000游客的脚步而建造的。

二是优化空间。拓宽大门和请购两个办公室提供了一个新的视角，罗丹的作品通过流动，时间显示。另外200件作品被展出，其中许多是首次展出，这使该博物馆成为世界上最大的罗丹藏品。

艾里斯·坎托(Iris Cantor)是艾里斯基金会和B·杰拉尔德·坎托基金会(B Gerald Cantor Foundation)的赞助人，他说，“我们已经完成了伯尼(该基金会名为”B“)想要的事情。这就是遗产使命的守护者所做的。站在大厅里，看到我们的名字，就在他们身后的吻，我感到不知所措。很有成就感，很情绪化。我觉得罗丹和伯尼在低头看着我们，说“干得好！”

The project has been a passionate labour of love for the Rodin Committee, patron Iris Cantor and the French state. Pictured: Le Penseur, 1902. Photography: Jean de Calan. Courtesy Musée Rodin

The Rodin Museum is beloved by local and international visitors for its location and magnificent 18th century architecture. Pictured: Hall Cantor, Hôtel Biron. Photography: Pauline Hisbacq​​. Courtesy Agence Photographique Musée Rodin

The museum's garden is presided over by Le Penseur (The Thinker). Pictured: Le Penseur, 1902. Photogaphy: Jean de Calan. Courtesy Musée Rodin

Shots of the building pre-restoration. Photography courtesy Musée Rodin

The renovation's first priority was structural – the listed building's parquet floors were not built to withstand either the weight of several tons of sculpture or the footfall of 700,000 visitors per year. Pictured: The Walking Man, 1877–78. Photography: Jérôme Manoukian. Courtesy Agence Photographique Musée Rodin

The second was to optimise the space. Pictured: The Walking Man, 1877–78. Photography: Patrick Tournebœuf. Courtesy Tendance Floue​

Widening the doorways and requisitioning two offices affords a fresh new perspective on Rodin's oeuvre via a fluid, chronological display. Photography: Jérôme Manoukian. Courtesy Agence Photographique du Musée Rodin

Farrow & Ball developed the perfect shade of paint – an elegant greige, entitled 'Biron Gray' – to complement marble, bronze, stone and terracotta equally. Pictured middle: Cathedral, 1908. Photography: Jérôme Manoukian. Courtesy Agence Photographique du Musée Rodin

Lighting with ceiling sensors automatically adjusts the intensity of the natural daylight, artwork by artwork. Photograph: Jerome Manoukian. Courtesy Agence Photographique du Musée Rodin

Says Iris Cantor, patron of the Iris and B Gerald Cantor Foundation, and sponsor of the restoration, 'We’ve accomplished what Bernie [the foundation's titular 'B'] would have wanted. That’s what the keeper of the legacy's mission does.' Pictured: l’Hôtel Biron. Photography: Alexis Berg. Courtesy Musée Rodin

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