Madina TulakovaPARIS—Madina Tulakova catches up with Ophélie Ferlier Bouat, director of the Bourdelle Museum, the former home of Antoine Bourdelle, a collaborator of Auguste Rodin, a professor of Alberto Giacometti and a friend of Henri Matisse.
MADINA TULAKOVA: There are, of course, amazing museums all around Paris that compete against each other when it comes to scale and grandeur, but the Bourdelle Museum is really a quiet, hidden gem considering the cultural landmark that it is. At the same time, you have some of the most amazing and monumental sculptures. How do you preserve that level of intimacy while housing such monumental works?
OPHÉLIE FERLIER BOUAT: Bourdelle is in the heart of Paris, in Montparnasse, on a very small, quiet street. It’s a two-minute walk from the train, but you don’t hear the cars and the city when you’re inside.
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