The Musée Rude is an

art museum An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own Collection (artwork), collection. It might be in public or private ownership, be accessible to all, or have restrictions in place. Although ...

dedicated to the French sculptor

François Rude François Rude (; 4 January 1784 – 3 November 1855) was a French sculptor, best known for the ''Departure of the Volunteers'', also known as ''La Marseillaise'' on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. (1835–36). His work often expressed patriotic t ...

(1784–1855). It has the "Musée de France" label and has been housed since 1947, in a part of the former Église Saint-Étienne of

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

, built during the 11th century. The museum displays life-size

plaster cast A plaster cast is a copy made in plaster of another 3-dimensional form. The original from which the cast is taken may be a sculpture, building, a face, a pregnant belly, a fossil or other remains such as fresh or fossilised footprints – ...

s acquired by the Dijon municipality between 1887 and 1910, which are major works by the artist exhibited in other museums in France (including the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arron ...

in Paris). The museum also displays archaeological crypt of the 11th century, and the former St. Stephen's Gate of the Dijon castrum of the 3rd century on which the church is built. Open from 9:30 am to 6 pm from 1 June to 30 September, the museum is free. Labeled Museum of France since February 1, 2003, it is attached to the Dijon Museum of Fine Arts, which manages it.

Works

Musée Rude 004.JPG, Bust of

by his pupil, sculptor Paul Cabet Dijon - Ancienne église Saint-Etienne et église Saint-Michel.jpg, Église Saint-Étienne and Église Saint-Michel, Dijon Musée Rude 001.JPG, ''La Marseillaise'' from the

Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, often called simply the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Plac ...

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

Musée Rude 047.JPG, Entrance of the museum Musée Rude 025.JPG, Mercury attaching his wings Musée Rude 003.JPG, Mathematician

Gaspard Monge Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse (; 9 May 1746 – 28 July 1818) was a French mathematician, commonly presented as the inventor of descriptive geometry, (the mathematical basis of) technical drawing, and the father of differential geometry. Dur ...

Musée Rude 011.JPG,

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc ( ; ; – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the Coronation of the French monarch, coronation of Charles VII o ...

hearing voices Musée Rude 009.JPG,

Michel Ney Michel Ney, 1st Prince de la Moskowa, 1st Duke of Elchingen (; 10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815), was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The son of ...

Musée Rude 005.JPG,

Napoléon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

awakening to immortality Musée Rude 015.JPG, Bust of navigator and explorer La Pérouse Musée Rude 030.JPG, Bust of Christ crucified Musée Rude 032.JPG, Head of old warrior Musée Rude 039.JPG, Former Dijon castrum Musée Rude 041.JPG, Archaeological crypt and St. Stephen's Gate of the Dijon castrum Musée Rude 045.JPG, Musée Rude 042.JPG,

External links

Musée Rude
on the Dijon site

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Musee Rude Art museums and galleries in France Art museums and galleries established in 1947 Museums in Dijon 1947 establishments in France