The Coach Gallery
Presentation
Genuine masterpieces created by the best artists of this time, here is Europe's largest collection of royal and imperial coaches !
Real masterpieces made by the best artists of that time, these carriages are also a manifest of an extraordinary technological advance of the time with the evolution of techniques : traction, suspension, first coupés, convertibles, but also evolution of comfort.
This re-opening allows you to admire gala berlins ordered for the marriage of Napoleon the 1st, Louis XVIII's funeral coach, the one from Charles X's coronation, Marie-Antoinette's kids carriages, others from the Third Republic, and even lovely sleighs and Eighteenth Century sedan chairs.
Completely restored, the Coach Museum spans on nearly 1000m². The museography and the new lighting enhance these wood and golden bronze masterpieces while respecting the architecture and the spirit of the place.
This re-opening allows you to admire gala berlins ordered for the marriage of Napoleon the 1st, Louis XVIII's funeral coach, the one from Charles X's coronation, Marie-Antoinette's kids carriages, others from the Third Republic, and even lovely sleighs and Eighteenth Century sedan chairs.
Completely restored, the Coach Museum spans on nearly 1000m². The museography and the new lighting enhance these wood and golden bronze masterpieces while respecting the architecture and the spirit of the place.
Opening day(s)
Exceptionally closed : Friday 01 May 2020
Exceptionally closed : Friday 08 May 2020
Exceptionally closed : Thursday 21 May 2020
Exceptionally closed : Monday 01 June 2020
Exceptionally closed : Tuesday 14 July 2020
Exceptionally closed : Saturday 15 August 2020
Exceptionally closed : Sunday 01 November 2020
Exceptionally closed : Wednesday 11 November 2020
Exceptionally closed : Friday 25 December 2020
All year long 2021
Every day except Monday
April to October from 12:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. November to March from 12:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
General information
- Visites :
- Average group visit length (minutes) 40
- Average individual visit length (minutes) 30
- Type of culturel patrimony :
- Museum
- Science and technology :
- Sciences and technology
- Transport
- Services :
- Pets welcome
LIBELLE_EQUIPEMENT_SERVICES
- Individual tour services :
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Guided inividual tours obligatory
- Group tour services :
- Unguided group tours available permanently
- Guided group tours obligatory
Tarifs
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Contact
The Coach Gallery
La Grande Ecurie du roi
2 avenue Rockfeller
78000
Versailles
Phone : +33 1 30 83 78 00
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