Exhibition of Yasumichi Morita In Praise of Shadows - Château de Versailles

The exhibition

Japanese interior designer and photographer Yasumichi Morita spent several years exploring the Palace of Versailles across the changing seasons, creating a photographic series imbued with silence, texture, and light. The exhibition In Praise of Shadows – Château de Versailles, opening on December 8th within the apartments of Madame de Maintenon, presents a selection of his meditative black-and-white images, revealing an intimate side of Versailles.

Presented for the first time in 2023 at the Chanel Nexus Hall in Tokyo under the title In Praise of Shadows—an explicit homage to Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s famous aesthetic essay—this series draws its inspiration from the human history of the Château: from the gestures, traces, and presences that have shaped the site. Morita captures what he calls “the narrow space between light and darkness,” where the sensory memory of the Versailles interiors emerges.

Exhibition designated as part of the Bicentennial of Photography

Yasumichi Morita

Yasumichi Morita was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1967. He developed his career as an interior designer and has applied his talents to a wide range of graphic and product design projects. He has also branched out as an artist—notably through photography—and his work is regularly exhibited.

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practical information

Dates : from December 8, 2026 to April 11, 2027
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Consult all opening hours, closing on Mondays, December 25 and January 1.
Location: Madame de Maintenon’s apartment, on the first floor of the Palace.

Tickets & visits

Passport

Admission to the whole Estate on an individual visit:

• The main visits in the Palace of Versailles: the State Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors, Louis XV's daughters Apartments and exhibitions
• The Trianon Estate:…

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Admission to the whole Estate on an individual visit:

• The main visits in the Palace of Versailles: the State Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors, Louis XV's daughters Apartments and exhibitions
• The Trianon Estate: the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet (Marie-Antoinette's Estate)
• The Gallery of Coaches and the gardens

 

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35 €Book

22 € / 25 € except onMusical Fountains

Show and Musical Gardens days

32 €/ 35 € on Musical Fountains Show

and Musical Gardens days

Passport

Admission to the whole Estate on an individual visit

35 €

Read more

Passport

Admission to the whole Estate on an individual visit:

• The main visits in the Palace of Versailles: the State Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors, Louis XV's daughters Apartments and exhibitions
• The Trianon Estate: the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet (Marie-Antoinette's Estate)
• The Gallery of Coaches and the gardens

 

35 €Réserver

22 € / 25 € except onMusical Fountains

Show and Musical Gardens days

32 €/ 35 € on Musical Fountains Show

and Musical Gardens days