Lambinet Museum
1 equipped room(s), 60 people max, 5 Rooms with adaptable spacePresentation
An 18th-century private mansion, the Lambinet Museum was built for a building contractor of Louis XV. In 1929, the city of Versailles accepted the bequest of Mrs. Nathalie Lambinet to establish a museum there, which opened to the public in 1932.
An 18th-century townhouse, the Musée Lambinet was originally built for a contractor of Louis XV’s buildings. In 1929, the city of Versailles accepted the bequest of Mrs. Nathalie Lambinet to install a museum there, which opened to the public in 1932.
Benefiting from a transfer of Fine Arts collections from the municipal library and later enriched by purchases, donations, and bequests, the Musée Lambinet has become a true “collector’s museum.”
The institution presents a wide variety of works spanning from the Renaissance to the mid-20th century: paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings, as well as furniture and decorative arts. The art of living in 18th-century Versailles, the history of the city, and particularly the French Revolution are the museum’s core themes. Since 2004, the museum has held the official “Musée de France” designation.
A recent museographic reorganization followed the restoration of the windows on the Rue Baillet-Reviron façade. This redesign of the permanent collections offers new coherence to the Musée Lambinet, affirming its identity as a true “collector’s house.”
The new museum is organized as follows:
* **Ground floor:** presentation of the history of the museum and its collections through major donors.
* **First floor:** art history galleries (sculpture, painting, furniture, and decorative arts) and a re-creation of an 18th-century apartment.
* **Second floor:** restoration of the Musée Lambinet’s role as a museum of the history of the city of Versailles, from the 17th to the 20th century.
Benefiting from a transfer of Fine Arts collections from the municipal library and later enriched by purchases, donations, and bequests, the Musée Lambinet has become a true “collector’s museum.”
The institution presents a wide variety of works spanning from the Renaissance to the mid-20th century: paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings, as well as furniture and decorative arts. The art of living in 18th-century Versailles, the history of the city, and particularly the French Revolution are the museum’s core themes. Since 2004, the museum has held the official “Musée de France” designation.
A recent museographic reorganization followed the restoration of the windows on the Rue Baillet-Reviron façade. This redesign of the permanent collections offers new coherence to the Musée Lambinet, affirming its identity as a true “collector’s house.”
The new museum is organized as follows:
* **Ground floor:** presentation of the history of the museum and its collections through major donors.
* **First floor:** art history galleries (sculpture, painting, furniture, and decorative arts) and a re-creation of an 18th-century apartment.
* **Second floor:** restoration of the Musée Lambinet’s role as a museum of the history of the city of Versailles, from the 17th to the 20th century.
Opening day(s)
All year long 2025
Sunday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday
Wednesday - Friday: 12pm - 7pm
Saturday - Sunday: 10am - 7pm
Closed on public holidays
Exceptionally closed : Saturday 01 November 2025
Exceptionally closed : Tuesday 11 November 2025
Exceptionally closed : Thursday 25 December 2025
LIBELLE_LABEL_CHAINE
- Arts and culture :
- Arts and culture
- Local history
General information
- Visites :
- Average group visit length (minutes) 90
- Average individual visit length (minutes) 90
- Type of culturel patrimony :
- Museum
- Visit :
- Guided tours
- Educational visits
- Themed tour
- Tour free of charge
- Shop :
- Shop
- themes :
- History
LIBELLE_EQUIPEMENT_SERVICES
- Parking :
- Car park
- Pay car park
- Rooms equipped for :
- Family Reception/drinks reception
- Seminar/meeting
- Concert/events
- Convention
- Exhibition/trade fair
- Rooms equipment :
- Screen
- Chair
- Microphone
- Table
- Round table
- Paper board
- Rectangular table
- Restaurants :
- Free choice of caterer
- Restaurant in the close vicinity
- Individual tour services :
- Guided individual tours on request
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Group tour services :
- Guided group tours on request
- Unguided group tours on request
- Interior facilities :
- Lift
- Toilets
- Entertainment :
- Children's entertainment
- Temporary exhibition
- Entertainment evenings
- Handicrafts workshops
- Cultural leisure facilities :
- Auditorium
- Exhibition space
- Equipment :
- Defibrillator
Prices
- Payment methods :
Contact
Lambinet Museum
54, rue du Boulevard de la Reine
78000
Versailles
Phone : +33 1 30 97 28 75
- Spoken language(s) :
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