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16 December 2025
2026 Exhibition programme at the Château de Versailles
Four exhibitions will punctuate the year 2026 at the Château de Versailles.
Gardens of Enlightment, 1750-1800
From May 5 to September 27 2026 Grand Trianon, Domain of Trianon
In spring 2026, the Château de Versailles will present the exhibition Gardens of the Enlightenment, 1750–1800 at the Grand Trianon—an unprecedented exploration of the landscaped garden in the eighteenth century.
19 January 2026
The Palace of Versailles pays tribute to François Morellet
From 30 June to 1 November 2026
Six works by François Morellet will be presented at the Palace of Versailles for the celebration of the centenary of the birth of the artist.
7 January 2026
Launch of the restoration of the Chestnut Grove
A complete restoration for summer 2026.
18 September 2025
«Marie Antoinette style», exceptional loans to the Victoria & Albert Museum
Exhibition at the V&A, London – 20 September 2025 to 22 March 2026
On the occasion of the exhibition Marie Antoinette Style, the Château de Versailles is lending around twenty works to the V&A in London.
12 September 2026
Revealing the Hall of Mirrors
A renewed presentation highlighting baroque splendor.
A rigorous heritage project aimed at restoring the baroque splendor of the Hall of Mirrors.
Agenda
This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to explore the history and lives of the Native American nations of the Mississippi Valley in the eighteenth century, their connections with France, the extraordinary Atlantic crossing undertaken by their leaders, and their encounter with Louis XV, the Court, and the capital.
In October 2024, the Château de Versailles began the restoration of the Salon of Diana, a major room of the King’s Grand Apartment. The project focuses on the painted and sculpted decoration of its ceiling.
A major exhibition bringing together nearly 150 works - paintings, drawings, furniture, architectural projects and costumes- to reveal the originality and diversity of landscaped gardens designed in the second half of the eighteenth century.
As part of 100x Morellet, celebrating the centenary of the birth of François Morellet (1926–2016), organised at the initiative of the Centre Pompidou in collaboration with the Morellet estate, the Château de Versailles will present six major works by the artist.
In September 2026, the Château de Versailles will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Sofia Coppola’s film Marie Antoinette through an exhibition presented at the Petit Trianon, a place intimately linked to the queen and the setting for numerous scenes of the film.
The Japanese interior architect and photographer Yasumichi Morita explored the Château de Versailles over several years, through the changing seasons, to compose a photographic reportage imbued with silence, materiality and light.
