22 October 2017 - 7 January 2018 Voyage d'hiver

The Exhibition

From the end of October, as the Musical Fountains Shows and the Musical Gardens draw to a close, “Voyage d'hiver” will reveal the groves in the Gardens in a new light, revisited in multiple ways by contemporary artists, from the glory of autumn to the stunning freeze-over of winter.  The Palais de Tokyo has been invited to design “Voyage d'hiver” with Alfred Pacquement, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Palace of Versailles.

Four historic fountains, each representing a different season, legitimize the important theme of a changing world. During three months “Voyage d'hiver” accompanies those transformations, casting a meditative trail through the gardens which slowly slip into the cold and the frost.

Metamorphosing a stroll into a personal experience, allowing visitors to perceive nature’s transformation, sixteen artists bring their vision, their sensibility and their poetry. From different countries, genres, and generations, firmly established or up-and-coming, they create together an oneiric trail through the paths and the grooves.

As a link between the art works, the French novelist Céline Minard wrote a text, which reminds of Franz Schubert’s lieder.

Download the map

Curators

• Jean de Loisy, President of the Palais de Tokyo
• Yoann Gourmel and Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel, curators at the Palais de Tokyo
• Alfred Pacquement, curator of contemporary art at Versailles

Practical information

From 22 October to 7 January 2018 in the gardens of Versailles

Open daily Tuesday - Sunday, from 10am - 5pm
(except for 22, 24, 27, 28 October, open from 9am - 7pm; 29, 31 October open from 9am - 5:30pm) 

On the following dates, when the Musical Gardens or Musical Fountains Shows are scheduled, tickets are required to access the gardens: Tuesday 24 and Tuesday 31 October, Friday 27, Saturday 28 October, Sunday 22 and Sunday 29October. 

Around the exhibition

Audioguide

On site, the Garden of Versailles app allows visitors to be guided through the whole exhibition, thanks to audio commentary (in English) from Jean de Loisy, President of the Palais de Tokyo and curator of the exhibition.

Available on the App store and Google Play

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