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 : Wednesday 25 December 2024
All year long 2025
Saturday, Sunday
12:30 to 17:30
Last entrance 4:45
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
Accessibility
- Accessibility criteria for people with reduced mobility :
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Possibility of drop-off in front of the site
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- Site, building totally accessible
- Accessible tourism :
- Accessible tourism
Prices
Prices | Min | Max |
---|---|---|
Free |
Contact
The Coach Gallery
La Grande Ecurie du roi
1 Av. Rockefeller, 78000 Versailles
78000
Versailles
Phone : +33 1 30 83 78 00
- Spoken language(s) :
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