Rodin Sculpture Garden

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, 328 Lomita Dr. at Museum Way off Palm Dr., Stanford California; Tel . 650.723.4177

Stanford University is home to the largest outdoor collection of bronzes by Auguste Rodin outside of Paris. Crunch across the rocky ground cover to view 20 magnificent bronzes, including Monumental Head of Pierre de Wiessant, Meditation Without Arms and Rodin's legendary work, The Gates of Hell. Refuge from the bright open garden is provided by tranquil benches and picnic tables located in the shady grassy areas that surround the exhibit. Inside the Cantor Center stand even more works by Rodin, part of a rotating collection that currently includes two of Rodin's most famous bronzes (The Thinker and The Kiss), as well as smaller bronzes of note and a display of the sculptor's famously expressive hands. Tours of the Rodin garden and gallery are led by knowledgeable and enthusiastic docents, rain or shine, on Saturdays at 11:30am, Sundays at 3pm and Wednesdays at 2pm. Admission is free.

—Rodin Sculpture Garden writeup by Sarah Quelland

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