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Versailles

Unjustly overshadowed by the palace, this elegant baroque building birthed the French Revolution. Explore where the Estates-General met in 1789 through guided tours and hands-on workshops that bring court music and revolutionary history to life.

French Revolution site
baroque music heritage
educational workshops
guided tours

Tips

📅open for special events and school bookings
🏛️former royal party planning headquarters

hôtel des Menus Plaisirs

22 Av. de Paris, 78000 Versailles, France

Upcoming at hôtel des Menus Plaisirs

Thursday, Jun 18
Manuscripts Tours and Deslauriers

Manuscripts Tours and Deslauriers

June 18 at 5:30pm

Rare manuscripts meet massed choirs in Versailles' Royal Chapel. This free concert showcases short motets from the Tours and Deslauriers collections, performed by hundreds of singers and the chapel's grand organ.

Saturday, Jun 20
La Journée du clavecin invite la viole de gambe

La Journée du clavecin invite la viole de gambe

June 20 at 2pm

Step inside an unjustly overlooked historic palace for an afternoon of baroque brilliance. Four young harpsichordists debut their CD alongside viola da gamba performances in a rare free showcase of period instruments.

Monday, Jun 22
Beyond the Darkness

Beyond the Darkness

June 22 at 7:30pm

Charpentier's haunting *Leçons de Ténèbres* and *Méditations pour le Carême* unfold in a graduation recital that plays with paradox: dark biblical texts set in bright G major, introspective meditations in brooding minor keys. The result is a spellbinding exploration of shadow and light.

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