Day 8 / Picasso Museum and Rodin Museum

There are so many museums to visit in France! I chose to visit the Picasso Museum, since he is one of my all-time favorite artists, and his work really goes over well with my students.  They enjoy the bright colors and his abstract style.

I'm already thinking of a million ideas for how to use the information gleaned from this exhibit with my students in art class! Not only were there a great number of Picasso's pieces in this museum, but there were also many pieces by other famous artists.

These are the parts that fit into the torso of a piece by Rodin. I think my students will find his interesting.

A Rodin sculpture without the arm yet.

The Thinker by Rodin.

Rodin was a master at capturing expression within his figures.

The Rodin Museum was also a great experience. Outside of the museum, there is a beautiful garden filled with life-size and larger than life-size sculptures by Rodin. Another full day of art in the lovely Paris, France!

Day 9 / An entire day spent at The Louvre!

Today, I went back to The Louvre early so that I could spend the entire day researching the immense selection of art and antiquities. I could skip past the most famous (and most crowded) pieces, since I had already visted them late in the evening on day 4.

Here are just a few of the highlights from the day.

Art from all around the world was represented within the Louvre, but I had been most looking forward to exploring the Egyptian collection, which did not disappoint!

What an exhausting and fullfilling day!! The Louvre is enormous! There is so much to see, and each new room seems more interesting than the last. I believe I could come back to this place over and over again for a week or two, and still not see everything.