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Guillaume Bresson

From 21 January to 25 May 2025, the Palace of Versailles is presenting an exhibition by the contemporary artist Guillaume Bresson, a leading light of French figurative painting.

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The 2024-2025 musical season

The Palace of Versailles is hosting numerous operas, concerts, gala evenings and ballets in some of its exceptional spaces, including the Royal Opera and the Royal Chapel. Check out the programme for the 2024–2025 music season at Versailles.

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From Tuesday to Sunday

Opening of the Royal Tennis Court

Open free of charge from Tuesday to Sunday, 12:30 to 5:30 pm, the Royal Tennis court of Versailles became the birthplace of French democracy, linked to an important episode of the Revolution.

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guided tours

During guided tours, a speaker from the Palace invites you into lesser known locations otherwise closed to the visitors. You can also book online tours to discover the backstage of the Castle from your home!

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The "1 year in Versailles" card

The best of Versailles for subscribers! For a whole year, benefit from numerous advantages thanks to the SOLO or DUO cards, and unlimited ticket access from only 65€.

Digital

The Palace of Versailles' Mobile Application

The Palace of Versailles' Mobile App

The app is completely free of charge. It includes the audioguide tours in English and an interactive map of the Estate.

Facilities

Facilities

Audioguide

To learn more about the Palace during your visit, remember to book the audioguide available in 12 languages. You can pick it up at a special counter in the Vestibule of the Gabriel Pavilion or book it online.

Mobile Application

Mobile Application

Rabbids at Versailles

The Rabbids have invaded the Gardens of Versailles! You have to repair the damage and flush them out to send them back where they came from!

Exhibition

Exhibition

Guillaume Bresson

From 21 January to 25 May 2025, the Palace of Versailles is presenting an exhibition by the contemporary artist Guillaume Bresson, a leading light of French figurative painting.

Exhibition at the Science Museum, London

Off-site exhibition

Versailles: Science and Splendour

From 12 December 2024 to 21 April 2025, the Science Museum in London is hosting the exhibition Versailles: Science and Splendour, which has been developed with scientific support from the Palace of Versailles. Over one hundred exhibits, some forty of which are from the collections at Versailles, will be assembled to provide an insight into the major role played by science at the court of Versailles in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum

Off-site exhibition

Versailles and China in 120 masterpieces

From 18 December 2024 to 4 May 2025 the Hong Kong Palace Museum is hosting the exhibition The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles, devoted to interactions between China and France in the 17th and 18th centuries. A selection of masterpieces, primarily from the collections of the Palace of Versailles and the Palace Museum, Beijing, tells the story of the special relationship which existed between these two countries during the Ancien Régime.

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The 2024-2025 musical season

The Palace of Versailles is hosting numerous operas, concerts, gala evenings and ballets in some of its exceptional spaces, including the Royal Opera and the Royal Chapel. Check out the programme for the 2024–2025 music season at Versailles.

Boutique

Boutique

Mathieu Lustrerie x Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles and Mathieu Lustrerie teamed up to produce a candleholder inspired by the “King’s torch”. The initial model, with its ribs and round scrolled base, was adopted by the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne in the second half of the 18th century, and from 1752 was used in all the royal residences. Available now for pre-order worldwide, delivery in March 2025.

Opera in staged version

From Thuesday January 14th to Wednesday January 22nd 2025

Bizet: Carmen

No need to introduce Bizet’s masterpiece, the most representative of French operas, maybe the most often performed opera in the world. Gypsies, bandits, soldiers and toreadors inhabit a work where all passions are drawn to extremes, from love to death.

Concert

Sunday January 26th 2025

Happy Birthday Bill !

A pioneer of Baroque rediscovery, a passionate defender of the arts and culture of the Grand Siècle, a conductor praised the world over: William Christie's flamboyant personality has left its mark on the international musical landscape. What better way to celebrate his 80th birthday than with music? This concert and event brings together some of William Christie’s most cherished works from his beloved repertoire of 17th- and 18th-century French music.

Format long

Format long

Le Nôtre in perspectives

Discover André Le Nôtre, the Sun King’s gardener, well known for his geometric perspectives, his broad axes which add grand scale to gardens, and his secondary vistas which never fail to delight the eye of the beholder.

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Exhibition

Guillaume Bresson

From 21 January to 25 May 2025, the Palace of Versailles is presenting an exhibition by the contemporary artist Guillaume Bresson, a leading light of French figurative painting.

Exhibition

september 16 & 17, 2023

The Gallery of the History of the Palace

The Gallery of the History of the Palace was completely redesigned in 2023 to promote a better understanding of the history of the Palace of Versailles and the various modifications made to it over more than four centuries.

Digital

Virtual tours

360° Virtual tours

Explore the Palace of Versailles and relive its temporary exhibitions remotely, with our collection of 360° virtual tours.

Exhibition at the Science Museum, London

Off-site exhibition

Versailles: Science and Splendour

From 12 December 2024 to 21 April 2025, the Science Museum in London is hosting the exhibition Versailles: Science and Splendour, which has been developed with scientific support from the Palace of Versailles. Over one hundred exhibits, some forty of which are from the collections at Versailles, will be assembled to provide an insight into the major role played by science at the court of Versailles in the 17th and 18th centuries.