Network of European Royal Residences

The association

Today this association regroups 35 institutions in charge of managing over 100 palaces located in 15 European countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom...). Bearing witness to the history and identity of Europe, European Royal Residences are complex and multifaceted places of prestige: originally places of power and representation, they are now museums, open to the public, offering an extremely varied cultural programme. This range of activities connecting the past to the present raises some specific issues.

The activities

The Network of European Royal Residences is primarily a tool at the service of European palace-museum staff and experts, enabling them to meet and share their experience in the preservation, management and promotion of the rich cultural heritage in their care. As they come together around various large and smallscale joint projects, through technical meetings or the organisation of common cultural programmes and mobility grants, this network, unique in Europe, aims to improve the management and conservation of European Royal Residences that receive more than 42 million visitors every year and promote them across the world.

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The association's headquarters

The headquarters of the Association are at the Château de Versailles, the founding member who holds the Presidency. A European board is elected every three years in order to ensure a good geographical representation of all members. The official languages ​​of the Association are French and English.