Musee-Promenade of Marly le Roi & Louveciennes

In the historic grounds of Marly le Roi, the Musée-Promenade with its collections of paintings, drawings, sculptures, furniture and the decorative arts traces the history and development of the now-disappeared royal estate.

In the 1679, in the marshy valley of Marly, Louis XIV commisioned Jules Hardouin-Mansart to build a "fairy palace" in spectacular and highly original style, with one central pavilion and 12 others dotted here and there, around the great pool in a blend of art and nature. This country residence was reserved for specially chosen guests and was the setting for dazzling festivities.

The Museum shows the estate at its height, in the reign of Louis XIV, but also its destiny under his successors Louis XV and Louis XVI. It features members of the royal court such as Mme du Barry, and famous artists of this period, such as Boucher, Mme Vigée-Lebrun or Nicolas Ledoux.

The staff of the museum organize temporary exhibition, guided tour and activities for children.
Ask them for further information, if you need to organize guided tour for a group you can also ask to the Tourist Office.

Useful Information

Address :

Grille Royale - Parc de Marly
Route de Versailles - 78430 Louveciennes

Phone number : 33 -1 39.69.06.26
Web site : www.musee-promenade.fr

 

Opening hours :

From Wednesday to Friday : 14:00 to 18:00.
Closed on banked holidays.
Approachable to disabled person.

Access :

By train :
Train SNCF from Paris Saint-Lazare station to Saint Nom la Breteche, stop at Louveciennes or Marly le Roi.
RER Line A from Auber or Etoile (in Paris), direction and stop at Saint Germain en Laye, then bus line 1 of Véolia Company.

By car :
From Paris A13 porte d'Auteuil, exit at Marly le Roi - Saint-Germain-en-Laye, follow Louveciennes by the road RD186.