Located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, the Musée Bourdelle is housed in the apartments, studios and gardens where sculptor Antoine Bourdelle lived and worked from 1885. At the end of his life, Antoine Bourdelle, like Rodin, planned to create his own museum in Paris. His wish was granted in 1949, with the creation of the Musée Bourdelle.
The gardens feature many of the sculptor's bronze works, including Le Fruit, Héraklès archer, the bas-reliefs for the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and Adam and Penelope. This timeless setting, far from the hustle and bustle of the capital, is sure to delight those in search of greenery.
The Musée Bourdelle, a free museum-workshop dedicated to the sculptor in Paris
The Musée Bourdelle, dedicated to the famous sculptor, awaits you in the 15th arrondissement, with an itinerary designed for adults and children alike. As an added bonus, there's a café-restaurant perfect for prolonging the visit. [Read more]
Step through the doors of the Musée Bourdelle and stroll through its beautiful verdant gardens for the Rendez-vous aux Jardins 2026! In the upcoming edition of this cultural event that takes us to the heart of our botanical heritage, this museum of irresistible charm unveils a special program that we reveal below! So, ready to make the most of the sunny days?
Meet at the Bourdelle Museum gardens: garden tours and creative workshops
As part of Rendez-vous aux jardins on June 6 and 7, this year exploring the sense of sight, the Bourdelle Museum invites the public to view its gardens with fresh eyes.
By inviting choreographer Eva Klimackova and dancer Leandro Villavicencio to perform in the gardens, the piece “PURE” highlights the living dialogue between moving bodies and the surrounding vegetation.
Inclusive sensory garden tours, accessible to both sighted and non-sighted visitors, offer a garden experience beyond mere sight. These tours echo the exceptional collaboration with the Valentin Haüy Association, partner for this edition.
Finally, charcoal drawing workshops invite families to capture unexpected perspectives on the plant life, while cyanotype workshops—an old photographic process—reveal the poetry and beauty of the gardens in a different light.
Free, reservation required from 25/05, limited seats.
Reservation by email at : bourdelle.reservations@paris.fr
Gardens tours and creative workshops
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### Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June
Sensorial garden tour
What did the museum’s gardens look like when Bourdelle lived here? Which plant species tease your nose? Which sculptures punctuate the outdoors?
Explore the gardens using your senses and travel through time, from the late 19th century to today.
Saturday, June 6 at 10:30 am and Sunday, June 7 at 10:30 am, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm
Audience: adults – teens from 15 years old. Adapted for people with visual impairment and those who are blind
Duration: 1h30
Cyanotype workshop
Young and old discover the museum gardens and then explore the old cyanotype photographic process in a workshop. Inspired by the gardens, everyone creates their own botanical tableau.
Saturday 6 June and Sunday 7 June at 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm
Audience: Families – children from 6 years old
Duration: 1h30
Charcoal drawing in the gardens
Each participant explores the art of charcoal and sketches their best viewpoints of the gardens.
Sunday 7 June at 10:00 am and 11:30 am
Audience: families, children from 6 years old
Duration: 1h30
Participation conditions: Free | Reservations required - bourdelle.reservations@paris.fr
Hours: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM | Sunday, June 7, 2026, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Sensory tour of the gardens
Sensory Garden Tour
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### Saturday, June 6 at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday, June 7 at 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
What did the museum’s gardens look like when Bourdelle lived here? Which plant scents tease your senses? Which sculptures punctuate the outdoor spaces?
Explore the gardens with your senses and step back in time, from the late 19th century to today.
Audience: adults – teens from 15 years old. Suitable for the visually impaired and blind
Duration: 1h30
Free, reservation required starting 25/05, limited seats.
Reservation by email at: bourdelle.reservations@paris.fr
Other creative workshops
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As part of Rendez-vous aux jardins, on June 6 and 7, this year devoted to the sense of sight, the Bourdelle Museum invites visitors to look anew at its gardens.
By inviting choreographer Eva Klimackova and dancer Leandro Villavicencio to perform in the gardens, the piece “PURE” emphasizes the living dialogue between moving bodies and the surrounding vegetation.
Inclusive, sensory garden tours accessible to both sighted and visually impaired audiences offer an experience of the garden beyond sight. These visits echo the exceptional collaboration with the Valentin Haüy Association, partner for this edition.
Finally, charcoal drawing sessions invite families to capture surprising perspectives on the plant life, while cyanotype workshops—an old photographic process—reveal the poetry and beauty of the gardens in a different light.
Cyanotype Workshop
Young and old discover the museum gardens and then try the ancient cyanotype photographic method in a hands-on session. Inspired by the gardens, everyone creates their own vegetal tableau.
Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 at 2:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Audience: Family-friendly – children from 6 years old
Duration: 1h30
Charcoal Drawing in the Gardens
Participants explore charcoal drawing and sketch their best viewpoints of the gardens.
Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Audience: Family-friendly, children from 6 years old
Duration: 1h30
Participation requirements: Open to ages 15 and up. Tour accessible for visually impaired and blind visitors. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. Reservations open from May 25, limited seats. - Free | Reservations required - bourdelle.reservations@paris.fr
Schedule: Saturday, June 6, 2026 — 10:30 to 12:00 | Sunday, June 7, 2026 — 10:30 to 12:00, 14:00 to 15:30, 16:00 to 17:30
Cyanotype workshop
Cyanotype Workshop
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### Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 at 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM
Young and old explore the museum gardens before trying, in a hands-on session, the ancient photographic process of cyanotype. Inspired by the gardens, everyone creates their own botanical tableau.
Audience: Family – children from 6 years old
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Free, reservations required starting 25/05, limited places.
Reservation by email to: bourdelle.reservations@paris.fr
Other garden visits and creative workshops
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As part of Rendez-vous aux jardins on June 6 and 7, focusing this year on the sense of sight, the Bourdelle Museum invites visitors to look anew at its gardens.
Inviting choreographer Eva Klimackova and dancer Leandro Villavicencio to perform in the gardens, the piece “PURE” underscores the living dialogue between moving bodies and the surrounding vegetation.
Inclusive sensory garden tours, accessible to both sighted and non-sighted visitors, offer a garden experience beyond vision alone. These tours echo the exceptional collaboration with the Valentin Haüy Association, partner for this edition.
Finally, charcoal drawing workshops invite families to capture unexpected viewpoints of the plant species, while cyanotype sessions—an ancient photographic process—reveal the poetry and beauty of the gardens in a new light.
Sensory Garden Tour
What did the museum gardens look like when Bourdelle lived there? Which plant fragrances tickle your nose? Which sculptures punctuate the outdoors?
Explore the gardens using your senses and travel back in time, from the late 19th century to today.
Saturday, June 6 at 10:30 AM and Sunday, June 7 at 10:30 AM, 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM
Audience: adults – teenagers from 15 years old. Adapted for visually impaired and blind visitors
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Charcoal drawing in the gardens
Each participant discovers the art of charcoal and sketches their best viewpoints of the gardens.
Sunday, June 6 at 10:00 and 11:30
Audience: family – children from 6 years old
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Participation conditions: Children aged 6 and up. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. Free, reservation required from May 25, limited seats. - Free | Reservation required - bourdelle.reservations@paris.fr
Schedule: Saturday, June 6, 2026 – 2:00 PM ⤏ 3:30 PM, 3:30 PM ⤏ 5:00 PM | Sunday, June 7, 2026 – 2:00 PM ⤏ 3:30 PM, 3:30 PM ⤏ 5:00 PM
Rendezvous at the Gardens at the Bourdelle Museum: a dance performance, “PURE,” in the museum’s gardens
As part of the Rendez-vous aux jardins on June 6 and 7, this year emphasizing the sense of sight, the Bourdelle Museum invites visitors to look anew at its gardens.
By inviting choreographer Eva Klimackova and dancer Leandro Villavicencio to perform among the gardens, the piece “PURE” highlights the living dialogue between moving bodies and the surrounding greenery.
Inclusive sensory garden tours—accessible to both sighted and non-sighted participants—offer an experience of the garden that goes beyond looking. These visits echo the exceptional collaboration with the Valentin Haüy Association, partner for this edition.
Finally, ink-drawing workshops invite families to capture surprising perspectives on the plant species, while cyanotype sessions—an old photographic process—reveal the poetry and beauty of the gardens in a different light.
Dance performance “PURE” in the gardens
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### By the choreographer and dancer Eva Klimackova and the dancer Leandro Villavicencio
Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 at 3:00 PM and 4:30 PM
Each performance duration: 25 minutes
Free admission, subject to availability
Through the duo’s dynamic, “PURE” explores the plasticity of two bodies carrying within each gesture the trace of a journey from another culture—or several cultures—and invents spaces to enable contact; a fluid, organic relation between bodies and materials. “PURE” unfolds time through a sensory, tactile search where bodies take turns, loosen, interweave, and balance infinitely with a highly distinctive gestural musicality. By revealing a plasticity of forms, lines, curves, folds, and textures without hierarchy, “PURE” is memory-laden and peppered with imprints.
Choreography: Eva Klimackova
Dancers: Eva Klimackova, Leandro Villavicencio
Music: Un escargot vide, Jonathan Lefèvre-Reich
### Eva Klimackova
A dancer, choreographer, and pedagogue of Slovak origin, based in Paris since 2001, Eva Klimackova trained at the Bratislava School of Liberal Arts (1995–2000). She has continually deepened her practice in Tai Chi Chuan and Body Mind Centering, and became a certified educator in 2016.
Klimackova has collaborated with numerous choreographers in Slovakia (Anna Sedláčková, Studio tanca, Milan Kozánek, Katka Mojžišová, Marta Poláková…), in the Czech Republic (Dejadonné Company – Simone Sandroni, Duwadance), in France (Kubilai Khan Investigations, Petite Fabrique, Faustin Linyekula, Les Ouvreurs de Possibles…), and in Belgium (Karine Ponties, David Hernandez, Lise Duclaux)…
She has also taught in Paris (Ménagerie de verre, Rencontres Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis, Micadanses, ACTs, Canaldanse), at CCN d’Orléans, the University of Orléans, Le Pacifique – CDC Grenoble, Poitiers, La Rochelle (CESMD), TPE Bezons, Limoges, Tours, Brussels (Espace catastrophe, Laster studio), Prague (ProArt, Dance Perfect, Druna), Slovakia (University of Bratislava, Conservatoire supérieur de Banska Bystrica, Elledanse, Lab1), Vietnam (Conservatoire supérieur), Latvia, Warsaw, Dance Studio Kabako (DR Congo).
In 2007 she founded the E7KA company, based in and funded by the Centre-Val de Loire region. Since then the company has created works including: Alzbeta (2007), Alzbeta Hlucha (2008), Ivanuska (2009), Touch.ed (2011), the MOVE diptych (2014), Open Time (2016), PURE (2017), TRACES (2019), MELTING TIMES (2020), the performance Manifesto (2022), INVISIBLE MIGRATIONS (2023) and COCON (2025), performed more than 150 times in France, Belgium, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovenia, Latvia, Italy, Poland and Hong Kong.
Participation conditions: Free entry, subject to availability - Free | No reservation required
Schedule: Saturday, June 6, 2026 — 3:00 PM to 3:25 PM, 4:30 PM to 4:55 PM | Sunday, June 7, 2026 — 3:00 PM to 3:25 PM, 4:30 PM to 4:55 PM
Charcoal Drawing in the Gardens
Charcoal Drawing in the Gardens
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### Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 and 11:30
Everyone can discover the art of charcoal and sketch their best viewpoints of the gardens.
Audience: family-friendly, children from 6 onward
Duration: 1h30
Free, reservations required from May 25, limited spaces.
Reservation by email at: bourdelle.reservations@paris.fr
Other tours and creative workshops
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As part of Rendez-vous aux jardins on June 6 and 7, this year themed around the sense of sight, the Bourdelle Museum invites visitors to view its gardens with fresh eyes.
By inviting choreographer Eva Klimackova and dancer Leandro Villavicencio to perform in the gardens, the piece “PURE” highlights the living dialogue between moving bodies and the surrounding vegetation.
Inclusive, sensory garden tours accessible to both sighted and non-sighted visitors offer a experience beyond mere vision. These tours echo the exceptional collaboration with the Valentin Haüy association, partner for this edition.
Finally, charcoal drawing workshops invite families to capture unexpected viewpoints of the plant life, while cyanotype workshops—an old photographic process—reveal the poetry and beauty of the gardens in a new light.
Sensorial garden tour
What did the museum’s gardens look like when Bourdelle lived there? Which plant scents tickle your nose? Which sculptures punctuate the outdoors?
Explore the gardens with your senses and travel through time—from the late 19th century to today.
Saturday, June 6 at 10:30 and Sunday, June 7 at 10:30, 14:00 and 16:00
Audience: adults – teens from 15 years old. Suitable for visually impaired and blind visitors
Duration: 1h30
Cyanotype workshop
Young and older participants discover the museum gardens and then try the ancient photographic process of cyanotype. Inspired by the gardens, each person creates their own botanical picture.
Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 at 14:00 and 15:30
Audience: Family-friendly – children from 6 onward
Duration: 1h30
Participation conditions: Open to children aged 6 and up. Duration: 90 minutes. Free admission, booking required from May 25, limited spots. - Free | By reservation - bourdelle.reservations@paris.fr
Schedule: Sunday, June 7, 2026 — 10:00–11:30, 11:30–13:00
Dates and Opening Time
From June 6, 2026 to June 7, 2026
Location
Bourdelle Museum
16/18, rue Antoine Bourdelle
75015 Paris 15
Route planner
Prices
Free
Official website
www.bourdelle.paris.fr
The Musée Bourdelle, a free museum-workshop dedicated to the sculptor in Paris
