ILE DE FRANCE (MUSEE DE L')

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ILE DE FRANCE (MUSEE DE L')

Château de Sceaux

92330

SCEAUX

Metro :

RER :

Sceaux

Bus :

192, 197, 128

mail :

museeidf@cg92.fr

www.cg92.fr/museeidf

Access for persons with limited mobility

Tourisme & Handicap label

Auditif

Château

DMF - French Museums Board

The Sceaux Castle was built in 1858 imitating Louis XIII period (brick and stone). It houses now the Museum of Ile-de-France and its collections of artistic, archeological patrimony. It presents the story of the property (owned by Louis XIV's minister Colbert), the story of the roal residences and of Ile-de-France.
The superb park was drawn by Le Nôtre (who created the gardens of Versailles).
Resource centre (by appointment).

Others informations

Architecturals styles :

Louis XIII style, Napoleon III style

List of collections :

Archaeology, History, Painting, Photography, Decorative Arts, Furniture, Ceramics, Documents, Earthenware, Porcelain

Collections period :

19th century

Garden :

Magnificent Park of Sceaux drawn by Le Nôtre.

Opening days and times

Open/Closed :

Summer : 10am - 6pm.
Winter : 10am - 5pm.

Days of week :

Open on those public holidays :

Individual tours

Independant tour :

3,30 euros.
2,20 euros. Students, people over 65, teachers, members of societies for museums aid, unemployed, large families, groups over 10 persons.

Free :

Free for people under 18.
Free for war veterans, badly disabled, ICOM card and curators, members of the Amis du Musée d'Ile de France, students groups.
Free for all visitors the 1st Sunday of the month.

Free for children :

Free for children under 8 and students groups.
Free for all visitors the 1st Sunday of the month.

Group tours

Group of adults without guide :

2,29 euros.
Reservation : 15 days.
Minimum 10 persons.

School group without guide :

Free for children under 8.
Reservation: 2 weeks.

Group of adults with museum guide :

106,71 euros.
Reservation : 15 days.
Minimum 10 persons. Combined visit of the parc
and the museum : 167,69 euros.

School groups with museum guide :

45,73 euros.
Rservation : 2 weeks.

Group of adults with own guide :

Reservation : 2 weeks.
Minimum 10 persons.

School group with own guide :

Reservations : 2 weeks.

Services

Foreign language tour :

English.

Educational activities :

"Green museum" for students groups.
Children work groups: registration in September.

Other services :

Museum & Monuments pass		Child minding		Animals welcome
Bookshop