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The Maréchalerie: Centre d’Art Contemporain
The Maréchalerie, located behind the Petite Ecurie, was built in 1678-1682 by J. Hardouin-Mansart to house the king's carriage horses and coaches. This building, initially meant to house additional stalls and services for the horses (blacksmith shops and veterinary services), was restored and inaugurated in 2004.
It now houses the Versailles Centre d’Art Contemporain, built at the initiative of the Ecole nationale d’architecture de Versailles, making it a place to reflect on the relationships between contemporary art and cultural heritage. Exhibitions take place there several times a year.
Practical information:
La Maréchalerie:
5, avenue de Sceaux
78000 Versailles
Tel: +33(0)1 39 07 40 27
Fax: +33(0)1 39 07 40 94
lamarechalerie@versailles.archi.fr
www.versailles.archi.fr/centre_art.php
Times:
Daily except Sundays and holidays, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and mornings by appt.
Free admission
How to get there:
avenue du général de Gaulle
by Place des Manèges
across from the Versailles Rive-Gauche train station
by car:
Autoroute A13, exit Versailles Château
or Autoroute A86
by train:
Versailles Rive Gauche train station
(Paris RER C) nearest train station
Versailles Rive Droite train station
(Paris Saint-Lazare)
Versailles Chantiers train station
(Paris Montparnasse)
by bus:
Bus 171 from the Pont de Sèvres
