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Boulevard de la Reine, Versailles looks back on its past

2022-12-08T16:10:22.137Z


CRITICISM - New scenography, new hanging, new guide to the collections... The Lambinet museum dedicated to the history of the city reopens after three years of work. 500 works to recreate the atmosphere of an 18th century private mansion or evoke the memory of nearby kings.


In Versailles, there is the castle with its rich collections.

And then there is the municipal museum.

Talks to him about the history of the city, its art of living as a neighbor of kings, halfway between the Court and the Parisian salons.

This place, a pure 18th century hotel which took the name of the last heiress of the Lambinets after she bequeathed it to the municipality in 1926, was under construction, closed to the public for three years.

Today, the shutters that we used to leave closed and which had rotted have been replaced.

Overlooking a small French garden, the spaces are now bathed in largely natural light.

It spreads everywhere in these spaces, rows of 35 small rooms spread over three levels.

The parquet floors have also been repaired, the moldings gilded and the picture rails repainted with soft colours.

Everything is well thermally insulated.

Finally, the entire route has been reviewed.

“To be clearer and more consistent, but without losing…

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Source: lefigaro

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