Museums visits and photographic practices. The example of the Rodin Museum in Paris

Abstract

This article aims to report on photographic practices in a museum visitors and especially behaviors related to famous works of the Musée Rodin in Paris (The Thinker, The Burghers of Calais, The Gates of Hell, etc.).. The photograph is an inherent part of any visit, it is a question of keeping a visual narrative of travel, to create its own memory. In this perspective all the technical options such as choice of equipment (SLR cameras, compact phones, I pad), the choice of framing original and personal stagings (as imitation of the posture represented in sculptures) have their importance. The image will value attestation of presence on the site and mark the entry of tourists in the process of appropriation art. It is through this object, photography, and practices associated with them to understand the meaning of the museum visit.