Lambinet Museum
An 18th-century private mansion, the Lambinet Museum was built for a building contractor of Louis XV. In 1929, the city of Versailles accepted the bequest of Mrs. Nathalie Lambinet to establish a museum there, which opened to the public in 1932.
An 18th-century townhouse, the Musée Lambinet was originally built for a contractor of Louis XV’s buildings. In 1929, the city of Versailles accepted the bequest of Mrs. Nathalie Lambinet to install a museum there, which opened to the public in 1932.
Benefiting from a transfer of Fine Arts collections from the municipal library and later enriched by purchases, donations, and bequests, the Musée Lambinet has become a true “collector’s museum.”
The institution presents a wide variety of works spanning from the Renaissance to the mid-20th century: paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings, as well as furniture and decorative arts. The art of living in 18th-century Versailles, the history of the city, and particularly the French Revolution are the museum’s core themes. Since 2004, the museum has held the official “Musée de France” designation.
A recent museographic reorganization followed the restoration of the windows on the Rue Baillet-Reviron façade. This redesign of the permanent collections offers new coherence to the Musée Lambinet, affirming its identity as a true “collector’s house.”
The new museum is organized as follows:
* **Ground floor:** presentation of the history of the museum and its collections through major donors.
* **First floor:** art history galleries (sculpture, painting, furniture, and decorative arts) and a re-creation of an 18th-century apartment.
* **Second floor:** restoration of the Musée Lambinet’s role as a museum of the history of the city of Versailles, from the 17th to the 20th century.
General information
Openings
All year round on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and weekends.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, Easter Monday, Feast of the Ascension, Whit Monday, May 1st, May 8th, July 14th, August 15th, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th.
Wednesday - Friday: 12pm - 7pm
Saturday - Sunday: 10am - 7pm
Closed on public holidays.
Fares
Full price: 7 €
Reduced price: 5 € (Over 65s, groups of more than 10 people, large family card, members of the Society of Friends of Versailles, holders of the "One year in Versailles" card)
Set price group adults: from 116 €.
Free entry for children under 26, accompanying guides, the drivers, teachers, people with reduced mobility, disabled people.
Group rate available for 10 people or more.
Free admission: European Union citizens under 26, friends of the Musée Lambinet, friends of the Versailles Library, lecturers, teachers, journalists, jobseekers, disability card holders and their companions, ICOM card users, culture card users and their companions, Maison des Artistes card users, Lambinet Museum ambassador card users and their companions.
Free for everyone: every first Sunday of the month and during certain special events (including the Night of the Museums, the European Heritage Days).
Guided tours: € 9,5 / person.
Visits
Features
- Lift
- Auditorium
- Toilets
- Exhibition space
- Defibrillator
- Pay car park
- Educational visits
- Themed tour
- Shop
- Wi-fi
- Tourist brochures
- Tourist information
- Tour free of charge
- Guided tours
- Children's entertainment
- Temporary exhibition
- Entertainment evenings
- Handicrafts workshops