What's On

The Palace of Versailles, the Grand and the Petit Trianon are closed and will reopen on Wednesday 19^th of May.
The park of Versailles is currently open to walking from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The last access to the Park is at 6.15 p.m.
Access to the Park is possible by the Queen's gate, the Saint Anthony gate and the Sailors gate.
Conditions to access the estate of Versailles.

Exhibition

Hyacinthe Rigaud or the Sun Portrait

From reopening and until 13th June 2021, the Palace of Versailles will be presenting the first major monographic exhibition dedicated to the work of Hyacinthe Rigaud. This most famous portraitist of the Sun King dominated portraiture for nearly a century and set new codes in the discipline.

A digital discovery

Virtually Versailles

After Singapore in 2019, the next stop on the tour of the “Virtually Versailles” digital exhibition will be Shanghai’s Xitiandi Style Mall. The event will take place from 28 February to 31 May 2021 and will offer an immersive journey into the world of the Palace, its décor, collections and gardens.

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.

Partnership

Partnership

The French American Cultural Foundation

Through our new partnership with the French American Cultural Foundation, American citizens can easily support the Palace of Versailles. During these difficult times, the Palace needs your support more than ever. Discover more on this Foundation.

Video

Once upon a time Versailles

Discover the history of the Palace of Versailles and its characters in this illustrated video for young and old alike !

LIFE ON THE ESTATE

The gardens’ extraordinary sculptures

The Palace of Versailles is offering visitors a new audioguide tour of the gardens’ extraordinary sculptures via the free mobile app, available in French and English. Follow the guide on the app.

Versailles by Thylacine

The Palace of Versailles invited electronic music composer Thylacine to spend a day and three nights recording in full immersion to the sounds of Versailles: clock movements, harpsichords, locks, creaking floors… a variety of sounds were picked out to compose “Versailles”, a new and original piece of music, available to listen to from 4 July 2019.

Game

Building the Palace of your dreams!

Digital jigsaw puzzle

Are you an architect at heart? Or an artist in the making? The time has come to showcase your talent! But beware... there is no place for poor taste at the King’s court...

Patronage

Emergency campaign

Support Versailles

Make an online donation to help the Palace of Versailles cope with an unprecedented economic crisis.

Virtual exhibition

Discover the Palace from home

Virtual exhibitions

Let's plunge into interactive frescoes and discovers the paintings, sculptures and engravings in a new light.

Virtual Reality

VersaillesVR: the Palace is Yours

Thanks to the partnership between the Palace of Versailles and Google Arts & Culture, you can now visit the Palace of Versailles using virtual reality.

Games and sport at Versailles

A “green lung” just 16 kilometres from Paris, the estate managed by the Public Institution of the Palace of Versailles draws a great many nature lovers and sports enthusiasts every day. Make the most of this exceptional natural heritage on your own or with friends, as a family or a club.

Virtual reality

Experience Versailles

The Palace of Versailles is offering a virtual reality experience with the application “Experience Versailles”, created with Fondation Orange, which allows visitors to relive the visit by the Ambassador of Siam to the Court of Louis XIV in 1686 and the Yew Ball held by Louis XV.

Expodcast

Music and musicians

The Versailles Baroque Music Centre is hosting its first-ever ‘expodcast’, in which the music and musicians of the Royal Chapel will be explored through sounds and images.

Virtual experience

virtual view of the Queen's house in Marie-Antoinette's estate

Live the 3D experience

A virtual visit of the Queen's hamlet

The Queen's hamlet in the Trianon Gardens is an idyllic place for a stroll. Upon restorating and refurnishing the key feature of the Hamlet, discover it in 3D wherever you are.

What's on

Exhibition

Virtual tour Versailles Revival

The exhibition Versailles Revival 1867-1937 traces a astonishing moment in the history of art when Versailles takes its place among the literary, painting and music. Discover or rediscover the exhibition with the 360 ° virtual tour.

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.

Digital

Masterpieces in gigapixels

Composed by a billion pixels, the gigapixel photography allows to observe the smallest details of the tables. Discover the gigapixel collection of the Palace of Versailles.

Digital

The Palace of Versailles on Instagram

Join us on the Palace of Versailles Instagram page!

The Great Stables

Campus Versailles

By 2024, the Great Stables at the Palace of Versailles will be home to a campus of excellence dedicated to arts & crafts and heritage.