Talk to the sculptures of the Gardens of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles offers, thanks to a partnership with Ask Mona and OpenAI, a unique experience for its visitors: twenty iconic fountains and statues from the Gardens become narrators of their own stories. For the first time at Versailles, these masterpieces of heritage speak and engage in conversations with the public. 

a new mediation tool

The Palace of Versailles is offering visitors a new way of exploring its gardens. By opening the mobile app or scanning a QR code placed near a work of art, visitors can access an interface enabling them to engage in a spoken conversation with the sculptures. This free mediation tool enables a real-time discussion, assisted by artificial intelligence, between a work of art and its audience.

In this way, the sculptures become protagonists, ready to engage in dialogue and share their stories with the public. Each exchange reveals anecdotes, historical accounts and often little-known details, enriching our exploration of the gardens and our understanding of Versailles' heritage.

This new tool adapts to its audience, allowing visitors to move along at their own pace, choosing the sculptures that intrigue them from among those on offer and asking unlimited questions. Whether young or old, connoisseur or stroller, everyone can engage in a discussion via their telephone, according to their interests and preferences.

A free and interactive tour

From the Water Parterre to the Neptune Basin, passing through the Apollo Basin and the groves around the Royal Alley, visitors are invited to follow a suggested route or let their curiosity guide them. The experience offers a lively and personalized visit to discover the Gardens. 

Who is behind this fountain or statue? Let yourself be surprised by singular voices and mythological tales, and create your own itinerary through the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. It's up to you!

access the experience

Via a QR code

As you explore the garden, simply scan a QR code placed near a sculpture to initiate an audio conversation with the masterpieces in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. Visitors are then redirected to the Palace of Versailles application, if one has been installed, or to the experience website.

 In the app 

Whether you're on site or elsewhere, you can find all the sculptures in the application by visiting the ‘Talk to the sculptures of Versailles’ tour. A geolocalised map will help you to pinpoint the exact location of each work in the gardens.

On the experience's website

You can also view all the sculptures and talk to each of them at: https://versailles.askmonastudio.com/

The project

This real-time dialogue system is based on artificial intelligence designed by Open AI in collaboration with the Ask Mona teams. Fed, checked and trained by the Palace of Versailles and its curators in particular, the reliability of the content offered is thus optimised.

By teaming up with Ask Mona, whose aim is to use artificial intelligence to create cultural mediation tools for museums, the Palace is pursuing its commitment to innovation and exploring new ways of adapting to today's digital uses.

Download the app

The application is available in French, English and Spanish (on AppStore and Google Play). Audio content is available in 13 languages (French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Ukrainian and Arabic).

Recharge your mobile

Self-service, free, secure recharging points for all types of mobile phone. Find the charging points on the interactive map or directly on the mobile application.

partners

https://www.askmona.ai/

https://openai.com/