First ever museum for sculptor Camille Claudel opens in Nogent-sur-Seine
(Artdaily.org)

On the 26 March 2017 the Musée Camille Claudel will open to the public. This is an important and unique cultural event. The public will have access to the world’s biggest collection of works by Camille Claudel. Camille Claudel’s calling as a sculptor developed in Nogent-sur-Seine, while she was living there from 1876 to 1879, when her father was registrar of mortgages. At 12 years old, Camille Claudel discovered clay, and developed her artistic skills. On the advice of the sculptor Alfred Boucher, Camille Claudel then went on to prove herself, and to meet the best sculptor of her age, Auguste Rodin. Naturally, the mark left by Camille Claudel on Nogent-sur-Seine continued with the work of Alfred Boucher, who gave our town its first museum. Today, the museum takes on a whole new dimension. Visitors can become intimately acquainted with the work of Camille Claudel. Every room of this museum is in step with the re