Soirée Love, Musee Rodin, 14 Fevrier

Saint Valentine's eve I had an invite to attend the annual SOIRÉE LOVE at Musée Rodin.

What a delightful event. Couples, families, singles showed up to partake of the festivities (20€)

Champagne was of course flowing.

Live music was playing upstairs and down. We received programs with Rodin's love letters and poems to read as we wandered from room to room in the museum.

I was especially drawn to the room of CAMILLE CLAUDEL'S evocative sculptures 

Sketching with Django Rhinehardt playing in the background was perfect. Live artists were painting happy couples. You could get a photo portrait with Rodin's sculpture, The Lovers.

By-lingual guides in every room happily explained the artworks surrounded by rose petals.

The focus was on the romance between Rodin, in his 40s and 17-year-old Camille Claudel .

After 10 years with Rodin as pupil, muse, model, mistress Claudel lived and worked not far from me on the Île.

                                                             watercolor on ETSY
I pass this beautiful Hôtel particulier many times. Lovely to know the back story. Next I must visit the MUSEE CAMILLE CLAUDEL. Crossing Pont Sully on the way home, the bateaux mouches were full of Valentine lovers. Do go next year PBers if your in Paris to Musée Rodin/SOIRÉE LOVE.

With Love XXX from Paris ❤️🐻💋