 In 1909, Rodin, at the height of his fame, began to agitate for the Hôtel Biron to become a museum of his work.Some restoration work was carried out in 1911–1912 by the architect Henri Eustache.Rodin proposed to make a bequest of his property, his archives and the contents of his studio at the time of his death, and the French government accepted in 1916.