The Musée Rodin occupies the Hôtel Biron in Paris's 7th arrondissement, designed by Jean Aubert. The text gives 1727 to 1732 for the mansion, formerly the Hôtel Peyrenc de Moras. The article names no original client. The infobox's 1919 refers to the museum's opening, not construction.
The article describes Classical architecture with rocaille ornamentation. It gives no materials or dimensions.
The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus bought the property in 1820. Rodin rented studios in 1908 and occupied the whole building from 1911, then donated his collection to the French State. A 1916 law allocated the mansion to a museum, which opened on August 4, 1919. The mansion was listed as a historical monument in 1926. A restoration from 2012 to 2015 cost 16 million euros. The museum receives 700,000 visitors a year. The article gives no hours.
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