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Due to a strike notice, the opening of the Estate of Versailles will be disrupted on Wednesday 29th of January.

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The Palace

From the seat of power to a museum of the history of France

Open from 9:00 am to 5:30 pmAttendance: low

The estate of Trianon

A place of intimacy

Open from 12:00 pm to 5:30 pmAttendance: low

The Gardens

The art of perspective

Open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

The Royal Stables

The Coach Gallery

Open from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pmAttendance: low

From 19 November 2019 to 15 March 2020

Exhibition: Versailles Revival 1867-1937

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Life of the estate

Restoration of the Royal Chapel

More than forty years after its last major restoration, the Royal Chapel is requiring an urgent intervention on the roof timbers, the roof and decorative lead work, the statues and the window frames and stained glass. Follow the live of the restoration of this architectural masterpiece.

Life on the estate

Porcelain Room

Set up in the King’s private apartments, and thanks to the Fondation La Marck who made the restauration possible, the Porcelain room displays its collections of dinnerware sets from the Vincennes and Sèvres royal manufactories. It may be visited on guided tour.

Life on the estate

VersaillesVR: the Palace is Yours

Une visite en réalité virtuelle du château de Versailles, en collaboration avec Google Arts & Culture.

Operas in concert version

04.03.2020

Destouches : Sémiramis

André Cardinal Destouches had an exceptional life. He began as a missionary in Siam, and went on to fight in the royal army at the siege of Namur (1692); he then discovered his talent for music, took lessons with Campra and became very close to the musician. His first opera composition Isse was performed in 1697 in front of Louis XIV with great success.

Exhibitions

From 16 April / The Palace

The taste of Marie Leszczynska

During the 42 years she spent at Versailles, Marie Leszczyńska had a profound impact on both the layout of the Palace and artistic life at the time. Her influence has inspired this dedicated exhibition, now open to the public.

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The 2019-2020 musical season

The Palace of Versailles presents many operas, concerts, gala evening and ballets in some of its exceptional sites as the Royal Opera and the Royal Chapel. In May 2020 we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the inauguration of the Versailles Royal Opera : discover the 2019-2020 musical season programme.

Concerts

06.03.2020

Praetorius : Vêpres Imaginaires

Sacred music of the 17th century : Raphaël Pichon and his Ensemble Pygmalion invite us to plunge into the german composer Michael Praetorius' world. The concert will be held in the Royal Chapel.

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The official Palace of Versailles app.

The app includes the audioguide tour of the Palace and an interactive map of the Estate. It can be used without an Internet connection.

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18,000 artworks to discover online

With 60,000 artworks, collections of Versailles illustrate 5 centuries of French History. This set reflects the dual vocation of the Palace once inhabited by the sovereigns and then a museum dedicated "to all the glories of France" inaugurated by Louis-Philippe in 1837.