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Contents

Exhibitions 5 versailles 6 a President in the king's , De Gaulle in Trianon 8 Versailles and the American War of Independence 10 Parties and in the court of Versailles 11

Exterior exhibitions 13 Angers: the taste for finery. Portraits from the 14 tokyo : 15 Canberra : VErSAILLES : TrEASUrES OF THE PALACE 16

Events 19 A new reception area for the public: the Dufour Pavilion 20 Opening of the Coaches Gallery 22 Modifications to visit routes 24

major Works 27 On the estate 28 In the palace 32

château de Versailles spectacles 35

Versailles inspires 41 A numbered, limited edition Guerlain perfume 42 Arthus-Bertrand creates a collection of medallions 43

Practical information 45

Part I

Exhibitions 6 Part I — Exhibitions

Olafur Eliasson Versailles 7 June - 30 october

Every time a season of contemporary at Versailles comes around, we once again experience the myst erious, exhilarating meeting of artist and site. Olafur Eliasson’s mind is in perpetual motion, but he is sp aring with his words and gest ures. His ideas are abundant and ever-ch anging, his act ions precise, measured. He st rode around the grounds of Versailles, fi nding insp iration here, only to abandon the idea, imagining a work there, later deciding the sp ot was not entirely suitable. He returned several times before deciding on the places that would hold his attention in the long term, st opping to examine a detail on a sculpture in a forgotten corner of a drawing room. He even

© Olafur Eliasson wanted to wander alone at night through the ch âteau, experiencing emotions and impressions which in themselves form a unique relationship with the inexhaust ible myst eries of the Versailles est ate.

Did he at times allow himself to be overwhelmed by the continuous sequence of images, which Curator build up into excess or accumulation ? If he did, he never seemed out of his depth. It is too easy to think that Scandinavian men are cold and unemotional. Olafur Eliasson admitted at the end of one Alfred Pacquement visit that even if the process were to come to an end there and then, without an exhibition being born from it, he would already have experienced something truly unique. However, he then Press contacts meticulously ch ose a few points which , from then on, would be his, and would be used to lead us along with him on his explorations, or take us further into our possession of these places. Without Opus 64 a trace of either apprehension or pomposity, just a series of works to ch ange our perception of Valérie Samuel et Arnaud Pain Versailles, sharpening it, accentuating it. 52 rue de l'Arbre Sec 75001 Metaphors of water, diff ract ion of light, confusion of , intensifi ed emotions, moving + 33 (0)1 40 26 77 94 shadows : Olafur Eliasson wants the visitor to take possession of Versailles alongside him. And it is [email protected] an augmented reality that imposes itself, an engine room of the imagination, and one not so fundamentally far away from that which captured the hearts of the 18th century.

Catherine Pégard President of the public Est ablishment of the palace, museum and national est ate of Versailles

SINCE 2008 , the Palace of Versailles organizes each year an exhibition dedicated to a non French or a foreign artist . in 2008, in 2009, Takashi Murakami in 2010, in 2011, Joana Vasconcelos in 2012, Giuseppe Penone in 2013, Lee Ufan in 2014 and in 2015 : these all artist s have est ablished a dialogue between their works and the Palace and . Since 2013, Alfred Pacquement is curator of this exhibition. 7

Historically, the at Versailles was a place of const ant observation – of oneself and of others ; the st rict social norms of the time were enforced through a web of gazes. Th e itect ure of the palace served to heighten visibility, becoming a st unning inst rument of power held exclusively by the king. Today, however, we look at Versailles diff erently, and when I visit the site, I ask myself : how do you, the visitor, view this iconic site ? What does it do to you ? Have we all become king ?

The Versailles that I have been dreaming up is a place that empowers everyone. It invites visitors to take control of the authorship of their experience inst ead of simply consuming and being dazzled by the grandeur. It asks them to exercise their senses, to embrace the unexpect ed, to drift through the gardens, and to feel the take shape through their movement.

For my exhibition this summer, I am doing a series of subtle sp atial interventions inside the palace deploying mirrors and light, and in the gardens, I use fog and water to amplify the feelings of impermanence and transformation. Th e artworks liquefy the formal design of the gardens while reviving one of landscape arch itect André Le Nôtre’s original, unrealised visions : the placement of a waterfall along the axis of the Grand Canal. Th is waterfall reinvigorates the engineering ingenuity of the past . It is as const ruct ed as the court was, and I’ve left the const ruct ion open for all to see – a seemingly foreign element that expands the scope of human imagination.

Olafur Eliasson

Grande Persp ect ive / Grand Canal © ch âteau de Versailles, Didier Saulnier 8 Part I — Exhibitions

A president in the king's palace, De Gaulle in Trianon 18 junE - 9 novembeR, , Trianon-sous-bois

To mark 50 years since the restoration of the Grand Trianon in 1966, and following the success of the exhibition titled The Grand Trianon, from Louis XIV to in 2015, a new exhibition will showcase the Grand Trianon as a Palace of the French Republic during the presidency of General de Gaulle.

In 1963, upon the initiative of André Malraux, General de Gaulle decided to fully rest ore, refurnish and renovate the Grand Trianon to turn it into a presidential home. Major modernisation work was carried out between January 1963 and June 1966 in order to receive foreign heads of State on offi cial visits and host them in a setting worthy of the sp lendour of .

The Trianon-sous-Bois wing was fully refurnished in the Imperial st yle and was turned into a private sp ace for living and working reserved for the President of the French Republic, while foreign heads of State were accommodated in the opposite wing of the building. Guest s were received in the large rooms in Trianon and in the Cotelle General De Gaulle and André Gallery. Malraux in the mexican exhibition in , Paris 1962 Gisèle Freund (1908-2000) Since the beginning of the Fifth French Republic © RMN Gest ion droit d'auteur / various famous guest s have been welcomed in Fonds MCC / IMEC the Grand Trianon, including the American President Rich ard Nixon in 1969, Elizabeth II Queen of Photo © Centre George Pompidou MNAMCCI, Dist RMN England in 1972, President of Russia Boris Yeltsin in 1992, and, more recently in 2014, Xi Jinping, the / Gisèle Freund, reproduct ion de Guy Carraud. President of the People's Republic of China, during his offi cial visit to France.

Curators

Jean-Jacques Gauthier Insp ect or of Collect ions at the Mobilier National

Karine Mc Grath Head of Arch ives at the Palace of Versailles assist ed by

Marie-France Noël Honorary Research Engineer and Marie-Amélie Th araud Heritage Curator - Insp ect or of Collect ions at Wing of Trianon-sous-Bois, Grand Trianon the Mobilier National © ch âteau de Versailles, C. Millet 9

The exhibition will propose to bring back to life this decisive yet unfamiliar period in the hist ory of the Grand Trianon.

Visitors will discover what went on behind the scenes at the time of General de Gaulle's decision, and follow the execution of this huge rest oration and renovation project , st arted in 1963 and led by Marc Saltet (Head Arch itect and Curator at the Est ate of Versailles), Gérald Van Der Kemp (Head Curator at the Est ate of Versailles), Jean Coural (Administ rator at the Mobilier National) and Serge Royaux

Table of lunch given for the prince (Decorator at the Mobilier National). Part of the exhibition Philip, duke of Edimbourg in the will also be given over to the perception of the arrival of the Presidency of the Republic in Trianon in Mirrors Salon in Grand Trianon 20th december 1966. the public and political sp heres. Last ly, visitors will discover the ins and outs of the organisation © ch âteau de Versailles (dist RMN- Grand Palais) process for the four offi cial visits which took place during General de Gaulle's presidency. Arch ive documents, some of which have never been disp layed before, including notes, sp eech es, press cuttings and arch itect s' sketch es, as well as videos and photographs will plunge visitors into the buzzing world of the Grand Trianon in the 1960s. with the support of As they continue through the exhibition, visitors will discover, for the fi rst time, the apartments of General de Gaulle, refurnished for the occasion by the Mobilier National as they were in 1966. Situated on the ground fl oor, they include seven rooms: a waiting room, an Ushers' Room, two aide- de-camp offi ces, General de Gaulle's offi ce, a family lounge and a dining room. Th ey will also be able to enter the huge kitch ens built in the basement to cater for offi cial receptions.

The exhibition will celebrate 50 years since this exemplary rest oration work and will remind

A brief history of the Grand Trianon Louis XIV made Trianon a private Palace. With shows, dinners and games, Trianon was a place for relaxation and freedom from the const raints of the Etiquette of Versailles. Louis XIV also accommo- dated certain members of his family here. In 1686 he received the ambassadors of Siam, who admired the fl owers in the gardens, the greatest luxury of Trianon. During the reign of Louis XV, Tsar of Russia and Stanislaus I King of st ayed here. lived here at times with Ma- rie-Louise and refurnished it in the st yle of the time. Later, king Louis-Philippe regularly dwelt here to oversee work on the building of the Museum of the Hist ory of France, in the Palace of Versailles. 10 Part I — Exhibitions

Versailles and the American War of Independence 5 julY - 2 october, the battles gallery

The exhibition will reveal the importance of Franco-American relations towards the end of the Ancien Régime. During the reign of Louis XVI, the Palace of Versailles, the centre of French power and government, was a key location in the est ablishment of American independence and its recognition by the European powers. It was here that the fi rst act of American diplomacy was carried out.

For the first time in an exhibition American, English and French points of view will be addressed by hist orians from all three countries, in order to provide an underst anding of ch anges in mentalities and compare representations of the American War of Independence in art. Th e aim is to go beyond a national vision in the interpretation of events.

Seige of Yorktown The exhibition will be held in the battles Gallery, built during the reign of Louis-Philippe and August e Couder © RMN-GP (Château de Versailles), opened in 1837. It was for this gallery that August e Couder received the commission for Seige of Rights reserved Yorktown, the only battle in the gallery evoking the reign of Louis XVI. Th e painting depict s Washington, Roch ambeau and La Fayette together, the three principal fi gures in the war against the Curator English. Th is painting of a hist orical event from the Ancien Régime is a sign of the French monarch y's continued interest in the United States. Aft er personal accounts and reports from the Valérie Bajou 18th century, this work allows us to underst and how the War of Independence was seen in the early Head Curator at the Musée 19th century and to off er a comparison with works by the American painter John Trumbull. National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon The exhibition will be laid out in five sections: 1/ American Independence at the heart of international relations 2/ American Independence at Versailles 3/ Fighting across the world 4/ Th e th with the support of deciding battle: Yorktown and the of 1783 5/ American Independence in the 19 century in the USA and France. Idex

French american This exhibition will sp otlight the bond between the United States and Versailles which has been cultural fondation perpetuated across the centuries. For example, aft er the First World War it was an American, David Rock efeller, who worked on the rest oration of the Palace of Versailles. Similarly, more recently, the American Friends of Versailles contributed to rest oring and refurnishing it. Th e Palace of Versailles thus remains a symbol of Franco-American friendship. 11 Part I — Exhibitions

Parties and entertainment in the Court of Versailles 29 novembER 2016 - 26 marCH 2017, Africa and Crimea Rooms

King Louis XIV was a political monarch who took "grand entertainment" to the height of magnificence, making Versailles a venue of parties and shows that were ever more grand, extraordinary and fantastical. An astute psychologist, he understood that "this society of pleasures, which gives members of the Court an honest familiarity with (the sovereign), touches and charms them more than can be said" (Louis XIV, Memoirs for the instruction of the Dauphin, 1661), and that this was necessary for the political framework he had instituted. There had to be plenty of entertainment for everyday life in the court. For the extraordinary character of royal Masked ball given for the marriage of Louis Dauphin of France to Maria events it was necessary to astonish and amaze the court, the kingdom and the rest of Europe. Teresa Rafaela of Spain. His successors all maintained this tradition of pomp and creativeness in entertainment, in Charles Nicolas Cochin. 18th century © château de Versailles (dist accordance with their own tastes and changes in fashion. RMN-GP), C. Fouin The exhibition will present the immeasurable variety and ingenuity of entertainment proposed in the French court, whether practiced by its members or put on by the king. In the first instance it included all types of public shows, comedies, operas, concerts, fireworks and light displays, but there were also private performances in which Seigneurs and Ladies of the Court went on stage themselves. There was a large amount of gambling, leading to fortune or Curators ruin, and activities were held in which court members had to shine: hunting, dancing in balls and masked balls, pall-mall and real tennis. Béatrix Saule The subject of the exhibition covers Direct or and Head Curator three monastic reigns from Louis XIV up to the of the Musée National des , and does aim to be exhaustive but focuses on emotion. 3D images and Châteaux de Versailles et de engaging models invite visitors to rediscover forgotten places and imagine themselves as guests Trianon in the court. Élisabeth Caude Head Curator at the Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon

Jérôme de La Gorce Art and music hist orian. Direct or of Research at the CNRS

Scenography

Patrick Hourcade Photographer and designer Scenary, temple of Minerva. Olympian version. 1754. Fireworks over the Canal of Versailles. Frères Slodtz Jean Lepautre. 1678 © château de Versailles, JM Manaï © château de Versailles (dist. RMN-GP), JM Manaï

Part II

Exterior exhibitions 14 Part II — Exterior exhibitions

Versailles in partnership with the French Centre of National The taste for finery. Portraits from the Palace of Versailles 14 october 2016 - 15 january 2017, château of angers

After the exhibitions titled Coronations, from Louis XIII to Charles X in the in and George Sand's Room in Nohant in 2014, and From Versailles to La Motte Tilly, Abbot Terray, Minist er to Louis XV in the Château of La Motte Tilly in 2015, the fourth event in the partnership between the Palace of Versailles and the French Centre of National Monuments (CNM) will be in the Château of Angers and will be devoted to jewllery in paintings in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The exhibition

Spanning the period between the reign of Louis XIV and the Second French Empire, 30 or so paintings and around a dozen prints will evoke diff erent types of fi nery including neck laces, rings and earrings, as well as shoe and belt buck les, medallions decorated with diamonds and Curators precious st ones, and gems sewn onto clothing. Th e exhibition will explain the diff erent funct ions of fi nery used as diplomatic gift s between France and European courts or their ambassadors, gift s at Béatrice Sarrazin New Year for members of the royal family or wedding presents. Moreover, portraits of kings and Head Curator in ch arge of queens will const itute a valuable visual source on the subject of the crown jewels and their uses. the Paintings and graphic Th is treasure, to which each French sovereign made an addition, has partially survived the tumult department at the Musée National des of hist ory, but many items of fi nery and st ones composing it have been lost . Last but not least , the Châteaux de Versailles et exhibition will give visitors a better underst anding of ch anges in the uses and forms of jewellery de Trianon which were subject , like clothes, to the fashions and tast es of the time.

Gwenola Firmin Curator in ch arge of 18th The partnership between the CNM and the Palace of Versailles century paintings at the Musée National des As part of the partnership between the CMN and the Palace Versailles, temporary Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon exhibitions will enable the two inst itutions to pool their resources in order to give as many people as possible the opportunity to discover or rediscover part of the hist ory of France. Frédéric Lacaille Curator in ch arge of 19th century paintings at the Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon

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Centre des Monuments Nationaux Camille Boneu and Anne Lambert de Cursay + 33 (0)1 44 61 22 45 Henrietta of England, Duch ess of Orléans, known Louis XV, King of France. August in-Oudart Marie-Louise, Empress of the French , with the presse@monuments-natio- th as Madame. Anonymous. 17 century. Just inat. 1717 King of Rome. Joseph Franque. 19th century. naux.fr © RMN-GP (Château de Versailles), JG Berizzi © RMN-GP (Château de Versailles), AS Belle © RMN-GP (Château de Versailles), D. Arnaudet 15 Part II — Exteriors exhibitions

Versailles in tokyo Marie-antoinette 25 october 2016 - 26 february 2017, Tokyo, MORI ARTS CENTER GALLERY

Japan is most certainly the country, outside France, where the fi gure of Marie-Antoinette is most popular, notably thanks to the ch aract er imagined by Rieko Ikeda in her manga Th e Rose of Versailles. Th e Palace of Versailles and Nippon Television have joined forces to propose an exhibition of almost four months dedicated to this iconic fi gure in French hist ory.

Through a large number of works of art from the Versailles collect ions – paintings furnishings, objets d'art, drawings and engravings – as well as loans from other public and private collect ions in France and abroad, the exhibition will provide, for the very fi rst time in Japan, a wide-ranging evocation of the life of Marie- Antoinette, from her youth in Vienna through to her tragic end.

Portraits of the Queen and members of the royal family by the Court’s fi nest portrait artist s – and in particular François-Hubert Drouais, Louis Mich el Vanloo and Joseph Siff red Duplessis – will familiarise visitors with the people among whom Marie-Antoinette, queen of France. Marie-Antoinette lived in France: King Louis XV, the grand-father of Louis XVI, her Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun. 1788. © RMN GP (ch âteau de Versailles), brothers in law, the Counts of Provence and Artois... And also artist Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun C.Fouin who captured the queen’s essence in her works, won her trust and left us some of the fi nest (offi cial and more intimate) portraits of Marie-Antoinette.

The Queen’s own tastes will also feature prominently in the exhibition. Assist ed by the royal administ ration of the Crown Inventory, Marie-Antoinette gathered some of the fi nest Curators craft smen around her, such as cabinet-maker Jean Henri Riesener, joiner Georges Jacob or bronze-maker Pierre-Philippe Th omire, to design the precious furnishings or object s for the Gwenola Firmin sumptuous, refi ned decor she liked to surround herself with. Th e variety of tableware designed by the Curator for 18th-century Sèvres Royal Porcelain Works are featured, and more particularly the “Japan” service insp ired by paintings at the National Museum of the Versailles Imari porcelain or the famous “Pearls and Cornfl ower” dinner service made for Trianon. and Trianon . The most original and spectacular feature of the exhibition will be its presentation of the Bertrand Rondot Queen’s Private Apartment, laid out from 1782 onwards on the ground fl oor on the Marble Courtyard. Head Curator at the National Museum of the Th e bedroom and bathroom will be fi tted out with a large part of their furnishings, while the st ucco Versailles and Trianon. library which has now disappeared will be reproduced in 3D.

This exhibition of almost 150 works provides an insight, for the fi rst time in Japan on such a scale, with the support of into the rich es and innovation that marked the creations insp ired by Marie-Antoinette.

NTV (Nippon Television Network) 16 Part II — Exterior exhibitions

VErSAILLES IN CANBErrA VErSAILLES: TrEASUrES OF THE PALACE 14 october 2016 - 15 january 2017, château of angers, canberra, national gallery of autralia

Paintings, sculptures, furnishings, objets d’art… an exhibition that shows Versailles in all its rich es and diversity. Its rich es are its works of art by the fi nest artist s, craft ed in the most precious materials, such as the bust of Louis XIV which initially st ood in the Ambassadors’ Staircase, the monumental Les Gobelins tapest ries, the Dauphin’s , the original sculpture of ’s , or the porcelain of Marie- Antoinette. Th ese works of the very highest artist ic quality came from the st udios of the fi nest creators of the 17th and 18th centuries, who made Versailles what it is and carried its renown far and wide.

Its diversity resides in its different atmospheres. Th e Est ate of Versailles is a world unto itself with its three palaces, two gardens and grounds. From the sheer majest y of the King’s State Apartment to the country ch arm of Marie-Antoinette’s Trianon, from far-ranging vist as to the intimacy of the groves, the former royal residence has great beauty to off er, and many surprises and contrast s derived from its hist ory and the people who have shaped it. Th e exhibition has been designed as a tour

Louis XIV. Jean Varin. 1665 - 1666 leading the visitor all the way through to the times of the French Revolution. © RMN-Grand Palais (Palace of Versailles) / F. Raux.

This encounter with Versailles will also provide an opportunity to appreciate the excellence of Curators French arts and craft s, in past and present alike. Far from being an immobile, if incomparable test imony Béatrix Saule to the past , Versailles continues to be kept alive by the know-how and talents of the artist s and Direct or and General craft sp eople who work on its preservation and to whom this exhibition pays due tribute. Curator of the National Museum of the Versailles and Trianon Palaces

1. “Ear of corn” armch air from the bedroom of Marie-Antoinette in the . Georges I Jacob, 1787-1788 © Palace of Versailles, Dist . RMN / © JM Manaï

2. Th e Family of the Duke of Penthièvre, also known as Th e Cup of Chocolate Jean-Baptist e Charpentier, the Elder (1728-1806), 1768 © RMN-Grand Palais (Palace of Versailles) / G. Blot

3. King Louis XIV visiting the Manufact ures des Gobelins. Woven in the Les Gobelins tapest ry works aft er . © RMN-GP (Palace of Versailles) / © Christ ian Jean / Jean Sch ormans

4. Leto and her Children Gasp ard and Balthasar Marsy, 1668-1670, © Palace of Versailles, Dist . RMN / © JM Manaï 17

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A new reception area for the public : the Dufour Pavilion

The Dufour Pavilion, on which major renovation work st arted in March 2013, opened on 23 February 2016. Th is new reception area, the work of the arch itect , combines rest oration, renovation and modern const ruct ion, and takes the Palace of Versailles to the level of modernity it owes to its visitors who come from all over the world.

Dominique Perrault, the winner of the competition launch ed in 2011 for this project , has redesigned the whole initial sequence of the Palace while st ill preserving the appearance of the © Didier Ghislain / DPA / Adagp buildings (volumes, proportions and dimensions). Th e arch itect is in ch arge of this funct ional building project in association with Frédéric Didier, Arch itect for Hist oric Monuments and Project Manager for rest oration work on noteworthy heritage buildings and st ruct ures. Th e contract ing authority for this project was the French Operator for Heritage and Cultural Building Project s (Oppic), in association with the Heritage and Gardens Direct orate of the Palace of Versailles.

The Dufour Pavilion plays a major role in welcoming the public

The Palace of Versailles blueprint established in 2003 by the Minist ry for Culture and Communication includes a large sect ion concerning the improvement of the reception of the public, With the support of in particular through the simplifi cation of visitors' entry to the Palace. Th e fi nal layout is simpler and more coherent. Th ere will only be two visitors' entrances: the Gabriel Pavilion to the north, reserved for groups, and the Dufour Pavilion, its southern counterpart, for individuals.

This layout reconciles the Palace with its own history, since the two pavilions were part of the "Grand Project " of modernisation by Gabriel in the 18th century, designed to be the two entrances Press contacts to the palace, leading resp ect ively to the King's and Queen's apartments. Th eir const ruct ion, however, which began during the Ancien Régime, was never fi nished. OPPIC Sylvie Lerat This project takes the Palace of Versailles to the level of modernity and quality of + 33 (0)1 44 97 78 04 services which it owes its visitors. It groups together all the funct ions for the reception of visitors, [email protected] with rigorous resp ect for heritage. Dominique Perrault Arch itect ure The Dufour Pavilion now has four principal functions: Charlotte Jean - the area below the Princes' Courtyard for services and facilities (toilets, shop etc.), + 33 (0)1 44 06 00 00 [email protected] - the courtyard level for reception, security and visitor information, - 1st fl oor for a museum rest aurant, - 2nd fl oor for an auditorium and related sp aces. 21 Ore Ducasse in the Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles wanted to off er a unique rest aurant service in the Dufour Pavilion for its visitors from all over the world. Alain Ducasse has risen to the ch allenge with an elegant and contemporary French -st yle cafe called "Ore - Ducasse in the Palace of Versailles", located on the fi rst fl oor. Visitors can gather in this welcoming and convivial sp ace to relax and eat and drink during their visit to the Palace of Versailles. Ore means mouth in Latin. Alain Ducasse thus refers to the gust atory pleasures rooted in the of living, and esp ecially in Versailles where the "Services de la bouch e du Roi" (Services for the King's mouth) were in ch arge of preparing meals served in the Court. Overlooking the Royal Court from the rest aurant. © P. Tourneboeuf A work of art by Claude rutault

In the context of the French "1% artistic" regulation, a piece by the artist Claude Rutault was ch osen to be included in the Dufour Pavilion. Entitled "de la peinture, sire ...", the work has been placed in the hallway on fl oor -1 near the visitors' exit to the garden. Th e work is composed of 13 slabs of diff erent types and colours of marble, cut into irregular forms along the upper edge. In the sp ace above it there are three oval canvasses and a rect angular canvas painted the same colour as the wall they are fi xed to. Alternating with the canvasses are two slabs of untreated marble. These elements all corresp ond to the classic portrait format. Th rough this contemporary inst allation, in a place st eeped in hist ory, marble has become painting.

A shop

Situated at the exit of the different visits around the palace and the Dufour pavilion, in the hist oric sp ace that once contained the reservoirs for the Bouch e du Roi, below the Princes' Courtyard, this new shop managed by the Rmn-Gp will diversify the cultural off ering and meet visitors' expect ations at the end of their visit as they leave the palace.

Designed by the architect Dominique Perrault, in continuity with the hall of the Dufour Pavilion, this new shop combines arch itect ural rest oration and modern building works. "Dressed" in light colours, this commercial sp ace creates an innovative setting for the range of product s on off er through a resolutely modern ch oice of materials and the newly designed funct ionality of the sales disp lays. Th e arch itect ure of the sp ace beneath its vaults and the meticulously laid-out and uniformly re- st ruct ured design will prompt visitors to feel a sense of harmony with the hist ory of the palace, as well as its events programme and international, cross-discipline and cross-generational trends.

Th e shop © château de Versailles, C.Millet 22 Part III — Events

Opening of the coaches gallery from 10th may, The Great stables of the Palace of Versailles

The Coache Gallery of the Palace of Versailles, situated in the King's Great Stables and closed to the public since 2007, will once again be opening its in the sp ring of 2016, thanks to sp onsorship by the Mich elin Corporate Foundation. Th is recently rest ored collect ion of carriages is one of the largest in Europe but is st ill very little known by the general public, and will be on disp lay in a new and fully redesigned sp ace.

The success of the exhibition called "roulez Carrosses !" in 2011- 2013 at the Arras Musée des Beaux-Arts revealed both the rich ness of the exhibition and the public's interest in these works of art. It also brought to light the need to exhibit them in the Palace of Versailles and make them permanently available to the public.

The exhibition space is composed of two galleries and currently covers nearly 1000 m², allowing the collect ion to be comfortably sp read out. Th e scenography will resp ect the sp irit and arch itect ure of the setting: the Royal Stables built by Jules Hardouin- Mansart between 1679 and 1682.

Designed to be noticed, the carriages of Versailles are artist ic mast erpieces. Ost entatiously Project luxurious and extravagantly decorated with gold and sculpted detail, they were produced by the leadership best artist s of the French Court, including arch itect s, carpenters, sculptors, cabinet-makers, bronze workers, ch asers, gilders, upholst erers, embroiderers and trimmings suppliers. Visitors Hélène Delalex will discover these magnifi cent vehicles up close, such as the Berlins from the marriage of Conservation Offi cer, in Napoleon I, the coach e from the coronation of Charles X and the funeral carriage for Louis ch arge of the carriages gallery XVIII. Th ey will also see fi nely decorated harnesses with gilded bronze, litters, the small coach es belonging to Marie-Antoinette's ch ildren and an incredible collect ion of fantast ical sledges made PrOJECT MANAGEMENT during the reign of Louis XV. Pierre Bortolussi Head arch itect for Hist oric Besides its artistic quality, th Monuments the collect ion is also a sort of "Vehicle Exhibition from the 18 and 19th centuries", containing the fi nest prototypes and cutting-edge advances in French coach es- Frédéric Beauclair making in terms of comfort, level of performance and tech nique including tract ion, st eering and Scenographer susp ension and the fi rst coupés and convertibles. In addition, each coach e tells a bit of French hist ory through dynast ic or political events such as ch rist enings, marriages, coronations or With the support of funeral ceremonies. Above all else, the collect ion is a living test imony to life in the French Court and sumptuousness during the Ancien Régime, the French Empire and the Rest oration. 23 The royal Stables to create the first coaches museum

During the Ancien régime the royal st ables were situated in the King's Small Stables and Great Stables, a pair of buildings built opposite the Palace of Versailles by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Pearls of classic French arch itect ure, these two const ruct ions were designed to house the horses and coach es of the King and the Court as well as the thousand or so people who formed the Inst itution, including horsemen, drivers, black smiths, wheelwrights, saddlers, doct ors and even musicians.

At the time of the revolution hundreds of vehicles that once served the king and Court were sold and disp ersed, and then re-used during the War in the Vendée and to serve the needs of the revolutionary government. In 1837, when Louis-Philippe turned the Palace of Versailles into a museum dedicated to "All the glory of France", he re-assembled the collect ion of hist orical coach es.

Christ ening © RMN (Château de Versailles), G.Blot

Carriage for the coronation of Charles X Carriage known as 'the Dauphin's” © Château de Versailles, JM Manaï © RMN (Château de Versailles), G.Blot 24 Part III — Events

Modifications to visit routes

The closure of the Queen's Apartments (see the Major Works sect ion on pg. 30) has led to the modifi cation of the route of the visit. Visitors will discover other rooms in the royal residence, but will nevertheless st ill see the Gallery of the Hist ory of the Palace, Louis XIV's rooms, the King's State Apartments, the and the King's Chambers at the st art of their visit. Th e Gallery of Great Battles, in the South Wing, also remains open.

After the King's Chambers the visit will lead to two rooms in the King's Inner Apartments which were rest ored in 2015: the Royal Table Room, furnished for the occasion, and the King's Guard Room. Visitors will then take the Queen's Staircase to continue their tour with the Ladies' Apartments belonging to the daughters of Louis XV, which were fully rest ored and refurnished in 2013.

In order not to deprive visitors of the most remarkable works from the Queen's Apartments, the curators at the Palace of Versailles have decided to disp lay them elsewhere: pieces of furniture, portraits and objets d'art continue to evoke life in the French Court and the fi gure of Queen Marie-Antoinette in Versailles in other rooms.

The King's First Antechamber (the royal Table Antechamber)

This room in the King's Inner Apartments was created in 1684 by Jules-Hardouin Mansart and rest ored in 2015. It is now furnished in a way that evokes its original funct ion: the place where Louis XIV dined at the "Royal Table", i.e. in public and surrounded by the royal family. Some of the furniture from the Queen's Royal Table Antech amber has been moved here, including an armch air and st ools, a tablecloth and serviettes from the 19th century, and plates by Robert-Joseph August e. Th e Grand Couvert room © Château de Versailles, D. Saulnier The royal Table Antechamber was also the place where royal subject s could come every Monday and place request s on a table covered in green velvet, behind which there was an empty armch air representing the King. Th is room contains the biggest fi replace in the Palace. Made with red restoration With marble, it is composed of a ch imney piece placed against a green Campan marble the support of back ground. 25 The Ladies' Apartments, the daughters of Louis XV

Situated on the ground floor in the central part of the palace, this sp ace originally contained the Bath Chambers of Louis XIV. For a while it belonged to Madame de Montesp an, and then during the reign of Louis XV it became 's apartment, who kept it until she died. Mesdames, Louis XV's six daughters, moved here in 1750. From 1769 to the end of the Ancien Régime, only Mesdames Adélaïde and Vict oire, who remained unmarried, lived here. Th e apartments were fully rest ored and refurnished in 2013.

Today, visitors will discover furniture here from the Queen's apartments. Th e ch airs, armch airs, a wing ch air and screen from the gilded cabinet by Georges Jacob the father have been placed in the private ch amber of Madame Adélaïde. From the Queen's Chambers, the pliant st ools by the Foliot family have been added to Madame Adélaïde's room and the two armch airs by Jean-Baptist e Tilliard the son have been placed in Madame Vict oire's ch ambers. Th e pliant st ools by Jacob- Desmalter from the Nobles' Room have also been placed in Madame Vict oire's room.

The Queen's Private Apartment, on the ground floor (Guided visits only)

Not considering her private chambers on the 1st floor as sufficient, and wishing to move closer to her ch ildren's apartments, in 1782 Marie-Antoinette began using a private apartment on the ground fl oor of the Palace. It contained three principal rooms: a ch amber, a book room and a bathroom. Today only the ch amber and the bathroom can be visited. Marie-Antoinette 's ch amber © Château de Versailles, C.Milet During the work in the Queen's apartments certain items of furniture, including some of those from Marie-Antoinette's room, have been moved into the Queen's ch amber on the ground fl oor, notably the jewellery cabinet by Ferdinand Sch werdfeger, the jewellery box by and the bust of Marie-Antoinette by Félix Lecomte. Th e screen by Jean-Baptist e Sené hase been placed in front of the fi replace made of Griotte marble with gilded bronze decoration, which is the only remaining feature from the original mural decoration.

The Captain of the Guard's Apartment (Guided visit only)

The important position of Captain of the Guards was held by four people, usually Dukes or French Peers, who exercised their role "quarterly" i.e. every three months in turn. Th e Captain of the Guards lived in this apartment, situated next to the Queen's Private Apartment, during the quarter he was in this position.

In this ground-fl oor apartment visitors will see multiple pieces of Th e Captain of the Guard's Apartment furniture and paintings from Marie-Antoinette's apartments, including a commode, desk, writing © Château de Versailles, C.Milet desk and corner cupboards by Jean-Henri Riesener, portraits by Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, armch airs and ch airs by Georges Jacob the father, corner cupboards by Adam Weisweiler and crock ery from the Manufact ure de Sèvres.

See the schedule of guided visits at www.chateauversailles.fr

Part IV major works 28 Part IV — Major works

On the estate

In the Hamlet, the Queen's House

The Queen's Hamlet was built for Marie-Antoinette between 1783 and 1787, based on an idea by the painter . It was then const ruct ed and decorated by the arch itect Rich ard Mique. It originally consist ed of 12 or so houses with a pict uresque and country-st yle exterior contrast ing with the refi ned interior decoration. Four houses were reserved for the Queen and her guest s: the Queen's house, the Boudoir, the Mill and the Est ate Dairy. Th e others served as peasants' or servants' accommodation.

The Queen's House, which is the central building in the Hamlet, consist ed of two pavilions connect ed by a gallery: Th e Queen's House © Toucanwings • On the south side was the Queen's House with two large halls on two st oreys: a dining room on the ground fl oor and, on the fi rst fl oor, a large hall whose panelled walls were once covered with painted silk and whose decoration and furnishings make it the most luxurious room in the hamlet. • To the north was the Games House, which is connect ed to the main building by a gallery of st one arch es and a st ruct ural frame. It has two match ing fl oors: on the ground fl oor is the former games room, and on the fi rst fl oor there is a small apartment containing three rooms decorated Contracting "à la ch inoise" and whose furniture was entirely covered with st raw . authority

Heritage and Gardens Direct orate of the Palace of Essential rest oration Versailles restoration work had become urgent Project Manager due to the dilapidated condition of the interior and Jacques Moulin, Head exterior layouts, which until now could not be opened to the public. Arch itect for Hist oric Monuments The current restoration schedule includes both cleaning and full rest oration of the framework, the facing and the st onework st ruct ures. Struct ural engineering will allow guided th With the support of visits: the fl oors, joinery and painting will be rest ored according to the descriptions in the 18 century work logbooks, or according to the arrangements made in the early 19th century by the Empress Marie-Louise, the wife of Napoleon I who lived here.

restoration of the interior decoration and refurnishing of the principal rooms in the Queen's House is one of the key elements of this operation. Th e rooms are returning to their layout as designed by the Empress Marie-Louise. 29

A large - Start of the work number of items of furniture from this era have been preserved. Visitors will be st ruck in Spring 2015: by the st rong contrast between the country-st yle exterior and its "run-down" decoration in the levelling work on the st yle of the time, and an interior design of the greatest refi nement. approach to the buildings The Warming room will be restored - Summer 2015: at the same time. Th is st ruct ure once housed a large arch aeological kitch en and a series of small service rooms (pantry, silverware, sideboard, washing place). It was excavation used for the preparation of meals served in the Dining Room of the Queen's House, to which it - Autumn 2015: the was attach ed. fi rst plants were planted, notably fan-trained fruit trees, bulbs, coppiced The Gardens to be rest ored to their original layout hornbean etc. Additional planting this winter with restoration of the gardens and the area leading to these buildings will put the rose bushes and perennials fi nishing touch es to the operation by returning the landscape design of the Hamlet to how it was - 14th December at the end of the 18th century. Th e sch edule includes replanting of the hedgerows surrounding the 2015: arch itect ural kitch en and vegetable gardens with fruit bushes (gooseberry bushes, black currant bushes etc.) work offi cially began and fl owering shrubs (lilacs, mock orange etc.) Th e gardens will be planted with box, fruit trees with the removal of the and trained in palmette or cordon designs, as well as fl owerbeds of shrubs, seats of perennial plants frames. Rest oration is and square vegetable patch es and fl oral beds. Th e planted decoration on the approach to the sch eduled to last 13 Queen's House will also be rest ored with climbers, trained trees, fl owerbeds of shrubs etc. Last ly, months the alleyways on the approach to the hamlet and in the gardens will be rest ored according to the - Spring 2017: the last annual plants will be layout on the 1786 plan. planted and new alleys created - Spring/summer 2017: reopening

Photo of the interior of the Games Room on the fi rst fl oor of the Queen's Photo of the interior of the ground fl oor of the Queen's House. © Château House. © Château de Versailles, C.Milet de Versailles, C.Milet

Balcony on the fi rst fl oor of the Queen's House. © Château de Versailles, Photo of the Warming Room © Château de Versailles, C.Milet D. Saulnier 30 The Grand Trianon

Situated north-west of the Palace of Versailles, the Grand Trianon was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1687 and is without a doubt the most refi ned feature of the whole of the Versailles est ate. With st rong infl uences from Italian arch itect ure, it is known as the "marble" palace and has a fl at roof hidden by a balust rade. It consist s of a single st orey and is set between the court and the garden. Th e buildings are organised in a U-shape around a Main Courtyard: two wings lie on either side of the perist yle.

To the north is the Trianon-sous-Bois Wing, situated at the other end of the Cotelle Gallery. It was lived in by Princess Palatine, the Duke of Chartres, the Duch ess of Bourbon, the Princess of Conti, Peter the Great and the youngest son of Louis-Philippe. More recently, it was here that Charles de Gaulle received Heads of State and foreign monarch s on offi cial visits to France. Th e ground fl oor has been open for visits since 1999, in line with a desire to encourage the opening of presidential property to the general public.

A new rest oration sch edule

After many years without maintenance, the Grand Trianon is now showing General de Gaulle's desk in Tria- non-sous-bois various signs of degradation in the courtyard and on its facing, including deterioration of lead © Château de Versailles, JM. Manaï coverings, framework damaged by humidity, rust in the gutters, water infi ltration in the st onework, damage to the facades and sculptures and damaged joinery. Th e interior decoration has also been very Contracting badly damaged in several locations. authority Heritage and Gardens Thorough restoration work Direct orate of the Palace of will be carried out in several st ages: Versailles • Rest oration of the courtyard and facing of the Trianon-sous-Bois wing. Th e fi rst works Project Managers dealing with the roofi ng began in March 2015 and should fi nish in March 2 0 1 6 . R e f u r b i s h m e n t o f Frédéric Didier, Head Arch itect for Hist oric the fi rst fl oor ceilings inside and the facades began in summer 2015. Rest oration of the joinery Monuments for the and railings began in September 2015 and will end in March 2016. courtyard and facing • Step-by-st ep rest oration of the gardens: the upper and lower of the Grand Jacques Moulin, Head Persp ect ive, which remain little ch anged since the 18th century, will keep their current layout; the Arch itect for Hist oric Monuments for the Grand Quincunx and the groves along the side will be replanted and the trees will be pruned in gardens a way that keeps their natural form; the Lower Fountain, its tiered garden and connect ing woodlands will be rest ored; the compartmentalised embankments of the Horseshoe pool will be With the support of rest ored, with fl owers and box borders. To the north, the Quincunx, Square Pool, and the Antiques Room with its tiered garden and clust ers of hornbeam containing the bust s will all be rest ored. Laocoön's Fountain and its esp lanade, situated at the end of the Trianon-sous-Bois wing, will also be rest ored. Alongside this operation, the hydraulic syst ems will be fully renovated, allowing the Spring Garden to be rebuilt with its serpentine ch annels, and the fountain surrounded by a parterre de broderie in the King's Garden to be rest ored. • Rest oration of the facade and courtyards of the whole of the Grand Trianon and improvement of the reception of visitors. Studies for these future operations are currently underway.

The works schedule for both the gardens and the buildings will be est ablished from 2017. Th ese works, esp ecially in Trianon-sous-Bois, will enable these little-known sp aces to be opened to visitors to Versailles who are currently unaware that a major part of the political hist ory of the 20th century took place in the Grand Trianon. 31 The Golden Children's Pool

The Golden Children's Pool is situated on the west ern border of the Water Th eatre Grove, in the north of the park of Versailles. It was created in 1709 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, at the same time as when the arch itect introduced a number of additional alleys on the edges of the groves, opening up the more enclosed plant 'rooms' previously created by Le Nôtre.

This small elliptical pool contains a group of eight ch erubims in its centre. Th e sculpted lead fi gures by Jean Hardy date from 1704 and were originally made for the pools in the park of Marly. In 1709 the st atues were removed to be taken to Versailles and placed together in their current location. True mast erpieces among the lead st atues in the gardens of Versailles, they are Th e Golden Children's Pool illust rative of the King's taking with ch ildhood aft er the death of several of his © Château de Versailles, C. Milet descendants, which cast a shadow over the end of the reign of Louis XIV. Completion of the works For three centuries the pool kept its original design. Rest ored in the 1940s and 1980s, the planned for Golden Children's Pool later suff ered greatly during the st orm of 1999 when several trees fell onto it, summer 2016 miraculously sp aring the fi gures of the Children but badly damaging the pool itself. Complete rest oration of the st ruct ural st onework and the watertightness of the pool is now urgent and Contracting essential. authroity Heritage and Gardens The restoration work Direct orate of the Palace of will principally consist in replacing the bottom of the pool with lead sheets Versailles on a of brick , renovating the internal framework, fi lling in gaps, replacing missing elements and retouch ing crack s and ch asing work from previous repair operations. Th e fi nishing touch es will Project Manager combine natural paintwork on the decorative fl owers, and gold leaf gilding with diff erent nuances of Pierre-André Lablaude, Head Arch itect for Hist oric varnish on the Children and certain parts of the rock . In terms of the pool's hydraulic workings, the Monuments downst ream overfl ow/draining pool will have to be entirely rebuilt. Adjust ments to the hydrant syst em and water eff ect s will be carried out with the expertise of the Palace of Versailles Fountain With the support of Service. Th e rest oration work will be completed with the renovation of the grassy st rip and sandy surfaces around the pool. Th e group of ch ildren forming the centrepiece will be rest ored at the same time in a workshop, having been removed and transferred. And of D'Huart Industries

Creation of a cooling system and renovation of the water tower building

Chief contracting This operation is related to phase 2 of the blueprint. It consist s in the creation of a cooling authority syst em and renovation of the "water tower" building of the Palace of Versailles, situated on Rue du French Operator for Peintre Lebrun. Th e creation of these inst allations should enable the product ion of "cold" required Heritage and Cultural Building Project s, Oppic for treating the air in the Palace.

Project Manager On the site of the water tower, the project mainly consists in: Frédéric Didier, Head • inst alling cooling towers in the former reservoir. Arch itect for Hist oric Monuments, with SNC • rest oring the building and its roof. LAVALIN, Tech nical • creating intermediate levels in the building (arch itect ure arch ives, Fountain Service, workshops). design offi ce 32 Part IV — Major works

In the Palace

renovation of the networks, making the site safe and secure and atmosphere treatment in the southern part of the central body

Following on from the essential works in phase 1 of the blueprint, this operation began the second phase of the blueprint for the renovation of the Palace of Versailles, signed in 2003 by the Minist ry for Culture and Communication. It involves renovation of all the networks, making the site safe and improving security in the State Apartments in the southern sect ion of the central body of the Palace of Versailles, including: the apartments of the Dauphin and Dauphine on the ground fl oor, Th e Queen's State Apartments on the fi rst fl oor from the Queen's Staircase to the Peace Room, the Queen's Small Apartments and the three rooms of the Museum of the Hist ory of France (from the Coronation Chamber to the 1792 Room) and the Attics.

An extensive fire safety program and a program for the security of the estate has proved necessary, with complete respect for the site. Th is will be accompanied by a programme for improving conservation conditions of the Photo of the facade of the southern decoration and collect ions through the implementation of a partial atmosp here central body © Château de Versailles, C. Milet treatment syst em.

The works scheduled are: Works scheduled until the end of 2017 • Defi nitively improving the safety of sp aces (generalisation of fi re detect ion, improving the safety of public fi re escapes, inst allation of safety lighting and signage, improvement of vertical and horizontal fi rest ops, in particular in the attics, smoke evacuation in the st airways, updating safety alarm syst ems, fi re extinguishers, dry risers, fi re hydrants etc.); • Renovation of the whole heating network and bringing it in line with st andards, with a view to Chief contracting improving safety conditions and energy consumption, and integrating const raints for air authority treatment in certain sp aces (temperature and/or humidity, air treatment); French Operator for • Improving the security of sp aces (controlling access, anti-intruder syst ems, video surveillance, Heritage and Cultural Building Project s, Oppic UGIS, close-up detect ion syst ems for works); • complete renovation of the high and low voltage networks; Project Manager • Renovation and improvement of the lighting syst em (hist orical lighting, lighting for decoration, Frédéric Didier, Head lighting for the works); Arch itect for Hist oric Monuments, with • Creation of necessary tech nical infrast ruct ure (gutters and horizontal drain pipes in the Khephren Ingéniérie, building/vertical columns, underground tech nical premises). Tech nical design offi ce for st ruct ures. Alternet, This operation does not include the restoration of the grand decoration in the Tech nical design offi ce for apartments fl uids. . However, some rest oration works will be carried out from time to time by the public inst itution, benefi ting from the closure to the public of these sp aces. 33 The Palace of Versailles blueprint

In 2003 the Grand Versailles blueprint, a development and works project , was launch ed. Spread out over 17 years and cost - ing €500 million, it is the biggest works operation ever seen by the old royal est ate since Louis-Philippe. Th ree priorities have been defi ned: rest oration of the hist oric and its decoration, improving the safety of the whole site by improving the safety syst ems for visitors and buildings, through the renovation of tech nical fi ttings and better protect ing the Palace against the threat of intrusion and vandalism, and improving the reception of visitors with a broader and easier to read visitor experience, and simplifi cation of forms of access.

The 1st phase of this blueprint concerned: - Improvement of the safety the tech nical networks and their renovation, improving the safety of the Palace of Versailles. - Improvement of safety in the Royal Opera House. - Inst alling the reception for individual visitors in the Dufour Pavilion and the Old Wing of the Palace of Versailles - Rest oration of the Grand Commun (1st and 2nd phases). - Creation of the energy centre in the Grand Commun.

The 2nd phase of this blueprint, which began at the end of 2010, concerns: - Renovation of the networks, improvement of safety and security and atmosp here treatment in the northern half of the central sect ion of the palace. - Creation of a cooling syst em and rest oration of the water tower of the Palace of Versailles. - Renovation of the networks, improvement of safety and security, atmosp here treatment in the northern half of the central sect ion of the palace.

restoration of the Queen's Guard room

Located between the Queens royal Table Antechamber and the Coronation room, the Queen's Guard Room was the hall where the guards resp onsible for the sovereign's protect ion were st ationed.

The Queen's Guard room is the only room in the Queen's State Apartment that has yet to benefi t from essential rest oration of the painted and arch itect ural decoration, hence its current st ate of dilapidation and disrepair.

The ceiling paintings were the work of Noël Coypel Th e Queen's Guard Room . Th e central sect ion © Château de Versailles, C. Milet came from the old Room, which became the War Room in 1678, and depict s Jupiter accompagné de la Just ice, de la Piété et de génies symbolisant la planète et ses quatre satellites. Th e arch Completion of works scheduled paintings evoke royal Just ice using examples from Antiquity, and the sp andrels depict other allegories for the end of of Just ice et de la Piété. 2017 Work began in May 2015 and will enhance the magnificent polychrome marble panelling, which is among the greatest ceremonial decorative features dating from the reign of With the support of Louis XIV in the palace. It will also rest ore unity and readability to the Coypel paintings, currently dist orted by crack ed varnish and multiple re-paints. Work on the st uccos and the decorations in lead and gilded wood will be carried out alongside the ceiling rest oration.

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2016 programme

"Majest ic, sumptuous, elegant, heart-breaking, full of love... there aren't enough adject ives to describe the eclect ic variety of the seventh season of the Palace of Versailles Shows since the re-opening of the Royal Opera House."

Catherine Pégard

versailles festival 2016

Soirées de gala The queen's opera CECILIA BArTOLI :

From venise to St petersburg An evening at the Queen's Th eatre at Cecilia Bartoli the invitation of Marie-Antoinette. I Barroch ist i Arias and duets by Haendel, Vivaldi, Conduct or : Diego Fasolis Purcell, Lully. 31 May 2016 - 8pm, Opéra royal Lucia Martin-Carton, soprano, Riccardo Angelo Strano, countertenor, Th omas Pitt, violoncelle Conduct or : Sébast ien d’Hérin lang lang 18 June - 8pm, Petit Trianon Tribute to Chopin Press Contacts Royal events at THE Petit Trianon Piano : Lang Lang 5 July - 9pm, Ballroom Grove A musical st roll through the fi rst ladies’ Opus 64 Versailles. Œuvres of Couperin, Valérie Samuel and Amélie Carpentier, Rameau interpretedin the de Pange French Pavillon, the Chapelle and the 52 rue de l’Arbre Sec 75001 Temple of Love. Paris Private visits of the Petit Trianon + 33 (0)1 40 26 77 94 9 July 7:30pm, Palace and Garden [email protected] of the Petit Trianon

Les voix royales See the full programme opéras at:

Don quichotte chez la Le bourgeois gentilhomme www.ch ateauversailles- duchesse Lully, Molière sp ect acles.fr Ensemble La Révérence Joseph Bodin de Boismortier Conduct or: Christ ophe Coin Choeur et Orch est re du Concert Direct or: Denis Podalydès Spirituel 3 June, 8pm, 4 June, 7.30pm, 5 June, Conduct or: Hervé Niquet 3pm, Opéra royal Direct ors: Corinne and Gilles Benizio (Shirley & Dino) 10 and 11 June, 8pm, 12 June, 5pm, Royal 37 Concerts

dixit dominus Il Diluvio Universale George Friderich Handel Mich elangelo Falvetti Ann Hallenberg Chamber Choir of Namur Gabrieli Consort & Players Cappella Mediterranea Conduct or: Paul McCreesh Conduct or: Leonard Garcia Alarcon 4 June, 8pm, Royal Chapel 29 June, 8pm, Royal Chapel

Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day Nabucco George Friderich Handel Mich elangelo Falvetti MDR Leipzig Radio Choir Chamber Choir of Namur Kammerorch est er Basel Cappella Mediterranea Conduct or Diego Fasolis Conduct or: Leonard Garcia Alarcon 11 June, 8pm, Royal Chapel 30 June, 8pm, Royal Chapel

Handel at the Opera Goldberg Variations Patricia Petitbon Johann Sebast ian Bach Baroque Orch est ra Piano: Alexandre Th araud Conduct or: Andrea Marcon 2 July, 7pm, Royal Chapel 14 June, 8pm, Royal Opera House

Te deum

Jean-Baptist e Lully Versailles, Barcelona requiem Sacred masterpieces from the

André Campra Spain of Philip V Th e Paris Boys Choir Th e Spain of Philip V Conduct or: François Polgar La Capella Reial de Catalunya La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy Le Concert des Nations Conduct or: Jean-Claude Malgoire Conduct or: Jordi Savall 19 June, 5:30pm, Royal Chapel 2 July, 8:30pm, 3 July 6pm, Royal Chapel requiem for the funeral of

Louis XV Jean Gilles Collegium Vocale de Gand Capriccio Stravagante Th e program of the musical season 2016/2017 Conduct or: Skip Sempé is already available on : 22 June, 8pm, Royal Chapel http://www.ch ateauversailles-sp ect acles.fr/en

Stabat Mater Giovanni Batist a Pergolèse Anne Devin, Teresa Iervolino Nights at the Les Musiciens du Grenoble

Conduct or: Marc Minkowski Snow White 23 June, 8pm, Royal Chapel Preljocaj ballet Choreography: Angelin Preljocaj 15, 16 and 17 June, 9pm, The Orangery Concert for Marie-Antoinette Parterre Johanna David Hermann, Johann

Baptist Krumpholz, Francesco Petrini

Harp: Xavier de Maist re

Les Arts Florissants The Fire King Cinduct or: William Christ ie Fireworks show 28 June, 8pm, Royal Opera House Groupe F Artist ic direct ion: Christ ophe Berthonneau 7, 8, 14, 15 July, 10pm, The Orangery Parterre 38 Court Dresses

Fêtes Galantes in the Hall of My first Ball at the Palace of

Mirrors Versailles Music, dance and games from the Fancy Dress Ball by Kamel Ouali for time of Louis XIV 6-12 year-olds Th e Eventail Company, 25 June, from 2:30pm to 5pm, Orangery Choreographer: Marie-Geneviève Massé Faenza Ensemble, Conduct ors: Marco Horvat Frédéric Desenclos, Organist Beauty and the Beast for the Royal Chapel and Conduct or Grand Masked Ball by Kamel Ouali for Midnight Première, Jean-Paul Direct ion: Kamel Ouali Bouron La Compagnie Baroque, 25 June, from 11:30pm to dawn, the Fabrice Conan Orangery 30 May, from 7:30pm to minuit, The King's Small and State Apartments, the Royal Chapel, the Hall of Mirrors The Versailles Grandes Eaux Fountain Disp lays

Musical Grandes Eaux Fountain Displays The Musical Gardens Every Saturday and Sunday from 25 March to 30 Oct ober, as well as Every Tuesday from 19 March to 17 May then from 5 July to 25 Oct ober certain national holidays (5 May, 14 July, 15 August ) From 9 am to 6:30 pm Every Tuesday from 24 May to 28 June (and on Friday 25 March ) From 9am to 6:30pm

royal Serenada The Night Show in the Hall of Mirrors Saturdays from 11 June to 17 September Saturdays from 11 June to 17 September From 8:30pm to 11:05pm 40-minute shows at 6:30pm, 6:50pm, 7:10pm, 7:30pm, 7:50pm 39 partiePart vi i titreVersailles de la inspirespartie sur 1 ligne suite titre de la partie si 2 lignes etc. 42 Part VI — Versailles insp ires

A numbered, limited edition perfume sold to the profit of the Palace of Versailles From 17 fEbruary to 17 JUNE

The Palace of Versailles and Guerlain have decided to work together to bring out a new limited edition perfume, sold by subscription to the profi t of the rest oration of the Royal Apartments. A product of the combined initiative and imagination of the two prest igious houses, embodying French skills and excellence, The Queen's Bouquet, created by perfume maker Th ierry Wasser, has been insp ired by the gardens of Versailles and Trianon. The Queen's Bouquet perfume

Perfume maker Thierry Wasser has select ed the fi nest scents to compose a sweet-smelling bouquet of majest ic fragrances such as jasmine, one of the favourite fl owers of Queen Marie- Antoinette, who used it as an elegant perfume when living in the Petit Trianon Palace. Th e perfume opens delicately with fresh, fruity scents of galbanum and bergamot. Sensual, full- bodied royal jasmine from Calabria then takes centre st age, accompanied by fresh, sp ringtime fl owers including cyclamen, freesia and lily of the valley. Base notes of ambergis and white musk enhance the perfume with graceful majest y.

An exceptional bottle Press contact An iconic quatrefoil bottle Guerlain Created in 1908 for the Rue de la Paix perfume, the quatrefoil bottle by Guerlain takes its name from Julie Wassner the unusual shape of its top. Available in a generous 125ml format, the bottle for The + 33 (0)1 41 27 33 23 [email protected] Queen'sBouquet has been faceted like a precious st one. Th e product ion of this jewel helps perpetuate a traditional French craft at the Verreries Brosse glass fact ory, founded in 1892 in the now famous Vallée de la Bresle. Subscription royal Finery by Maison Desrues The Queen's Bouquet will In tribute to Versailles, Guerlain has decorated its quatrefoil bottle with a piece of fi nery made by be sold only by subscription from 17 haute couture jeweller Desrues. Th is French house, founded in 1929, boast s exceptional skills and February to 17 June 2016. knowledge in the demanding craft s of metalwork, gilding and fi ne st one-setting and has put them to Numbered, limited good use to create a sun-gilded with fi ne 23-carat gold, sculpted by artisan goldsmiths. edition. - Price: €550 The sun, a common emblem - Subscription online Louis XIV ch ose the sun as his emblem, in the likeness of , god of peace and the arts. Th e Sun at: bouquetdelareine. ch ateauversailles.fr has also adorned certain legendary creations by Guerlain such as Sapoceti soap (1828) and the La Poudre c’est moi (1925), names in reference to the famous saying by Louis XIV. Today, the Sun is Subscription forms also emblematic of Guerlain. available: - in the Librairie des The art of bottling by Guerlain Princes book and gift shop (Palace of With their precise, delicate gest ures, the 'Dames de Table' in the Guerlain workshop carry on the Versailles) ancest ral skills unique to the company. Th ey dress the quatrefoil bottle with silk threads frayed by - In the Guerlain shop at hand: haute couture fi nishings that require precision and expertise. Among other things, it is thanks 68, Avenue to the preservation of this craft that Maison Guerlain has been accredited as a "Company of Living des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris Heritage" by the French Minist ry of Indust ry. 43 Part VI — Versailles insp ires

Arthus-Bertrand creates a collection of medallions for the Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles has teamed up with Arthus-Bertrand to produce a collect ion of 17 medallions re-telling the hist ory of Versailles across the centuries.

The Palace of Versailles contains a large number of medallions which illust rate the hist ory of the location and its inhabitants across the centuries. To bring these test imonies of the past under the sp otlight, the Palace asked Arthus-Bertrand to delve into the royal numismatic arch ives. Th e company's workshops have produced a collect ion of medallions, some of which are identical to the royal series, while others are reinterpretations of ancient engravings. Th ey include three reproduct ions of portraits of Louis XIV at the age of 5, 22 and 46, which , alongside others, have been created based on the Medallions on the main events of the full reign of Louis the Great by Sir Anisson, Direct or of the royal printing house (1702). Medallion of the fi rst aerost at fl ight © Château de Versailles, D. Saulnier Th ey depict Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska, Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, as well as famous events or places such as the Royal Chapel whose const ruct ion began in 1689, and the fi r st aerost at fl ight from Versailles in 1783. eTh collect ion is completed by three counters depict ing the Queen's House, Louis XV and Louis XVI.

The medallions and counters are made of bronze and stamped with a sp ecial hallmark which guarantees the origin and quality of French product ion. Each piece comes with a hist orical and tech nical description.

Press contacts Portrait of Louis XIV at the age of 5 Portrait of Louis XIV at the age of 22 Portrait of Louis XIV at the age of 46 Arthus-Bertrand © Château de Versailles, D. Saulnier © Château de Versailles, D. Saulnier © Château de Versailles, D. Saulnier Gil Piette [email protected] Th e Medallions are on sale in the Librairie des Princes book and gift st ore (northern end of rMN - GrAND PALAIS the Minist ers' Wing in the Palace of Versailles), managed by the Réunion des Musées Sophie Mest iri Nationaux - Grand Palais. A dedicated sp ace called the "Cabinet of the King's Medallions" has Head of Product been designed in partnership with Arthus-Bertrand. Th e pieces are also available at www. Communication + 33 (0)1 40 13 41 95 boutique-ch ateauversailles.fr sophie.mest [email protected] Price: €30 to €60. partiepart viI i titrePractical de la Information partie sur 1 ligne suite titre de la partie si 2 lignes etc. 46 Part VII — Pract ical Information

Practical Information

Access Press contacts Getting to the Palace from Paris Hélène Dalifard Aurélie Gevrey RER line C, towards Versailles Château - Rive Gauch e Elsa Martin SNCF trains from Gare , towards Versailles - Chantiers Violaine Solari SNCF trains from Gare Saint - Lazare, towards Versailles - Rive Droite + 33(0)1 30 83 75 21 RATP Bus line 171 from Pont de Sèvres towards Versailles Place d’Armes presse@ch ateauversailles.fr A13 motorway (towards Rouen) exit Versailles-Château presse.ch ateauversailles.fr Parking at Place d'Armes. Parking is ch arged except for disabled people and excluding the evenings of shows from 7:30pm.

For more informa- tion Getting to the Trianon Palaces and Marie-Antoinette's Est ate

+ 33(0)1 30 83 78 00 From Paris: A13 motorway (towards Rouen); 2nd exit Versailles Notre - Dame. Entrance via www.ch ateauversailles.fr Porte Saint Antoine. Admission is ch arged and is from 7am to 7pm in high season and from

Château de Versailles 8am to 6pm in low season. facebook.com/ch ateauversailles From the Palace: 25 minutes on foot through the gardens, Petit Trianon and Grand Trianon

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inst agram.com/ The Palace is open every day except Mondays and on 1 May, 25 December and 1January, ch ateauversailles - from 9am to 6:30pm in high season, last admission at 6pm (tills close at 5:50pm). Photos Souvenir - from 9am to 5:30pm in low season, last admission at 5pm (tills close at 4:50pm). fl ick r.com/groups/versaillesfamille

Château de Versailles youtube.com/ch ateauversailles The Carriages Gallery is open every day except Mondays and on 1 May, 25 December and

Versailles Media 1January (free admission), media.ch ateauversailles.fr - from 12:30am to 6:30pm in high season, last admission at 6pm (tills close at 5:50pm). - from 12:30am to 5:30pm in low season, last admission at 5pm (tills close at 4:50pm).

The Trianon palaces and Marie-Antoinette's Est ate are open every day, except Mondays and 25 December and 1st January. High season: - from 12pm to 6:30pm in high season for the Grand Trianon and the Petit Trianon, last 1st April - admission at 6pm (tills close at 5:50pm). 31 October - from 12pm to 7:30pm for the gardens and the Queen's Hamlet (gardens emptied from 7pm). Low season: - from 12pm to 5:30pm in low season, last admission at 5pm (tills close at 4:50 pm). 1st November - 31 March The Park and Gardens of Versailles are open every day - from 7am to 8:30pm in high season for the park and from 8am to 8:30pm for the gardens. - from 8am to 6pm in low season. 47 Admission fees

Tick ets Palace ticket, including admission to the temporary exhibitions: €15, discounted price €13, free for under 26 years, residents of the European Union. Trianon Palaces and Marie-Antoinette's Estate: €10, discounted price €6, free for under 26 years, residents of the European Union. Passport ticket (1 day) including admission to the Palace, Gardens, Trianon Palaces and Marie- Antoinette's Est ate, and the temporary exhibitions: €18 / €25 on Grandes Eaux Musicales Fountain Disp lay days. 2-day Passport ticket including access during two consecutive days to the Palace, gardens, Trianon Palaces and Marie-Antoinette's Est ate, and the temporary exhibitions: €25 / €30 on Grandes Eaux Musicales Fountain Disp lay days.

FrEE for under 26 years (except on Grandes Eaux Musicales Fountain Disp lay days). Admission to the park is free every day all year round. Admission to the gardens is free, except on Grandes Eaux Musicales Fountain Disp lay and the Jardins Musicaux Days (Tuesdays, Fridays from 1st juny to 30th september, weekends and some national holidays).

Free audio guide

Palace visits: audio guides in 11 languages, as well as a version in French sign language. Exhibition visits : 2 versions available (French and English). Audio guides available for ch ildren from 8 years.

Guided tours

Reservation required on +33 (0)1 30 83 78 00 or on site on the day (subject to availability of places). Information on site at the guided tours reception: northern end of the Minist ers' Wing and at the "i" point. Price : €7 + admission. Free for visitors under 10 years. Duration : 1 hour 30 minutes. See the full program at www.ch ateauversailles.fr.

Versailles for everyone

Free non-guided visit of the Palace, the Trianon Palaces and Marie-Antoinette's Est ate, and temporary exhibitions, except the Grandes Eaux Musicales Fountain Disp lay Days: - for disabled people and the person accompanying them upon presentation of proof of disability. - for benefi ciaries of social benefi ts upon presentation of proof dating from a maximum of 6 months. Information and bookings : + 33 (0)1 30 83 75 05 et versaillesp ourtous@ch ateauversailles.fr partie i titre de la partie sur 1 ligne suite titre de la partie si 2 lignes etc.