Museum

Château de Compiègne

Place du Général de Gaulle - 60200 Compiègne

Senlis

Palais de Compiègne - Musée et Domaine nationaux, intérieur, Paris © Musées et Domaine nationaux du Palais de Compiègne - M. Poirier

Description

People visit the Château de Compiègne, former royal residence, for its historic apartments (18th century, First and Second Empire), its Second Empire museum and its car museum.

Collections

Objets d'art
Peinture
Sculpture
Voitures anciennes

Garden

Free entry.

Services

Services and facilities of the establishment

Educational activities
Gift shop
Restaurant
Visitor tools
Cloakroom

Documentation in a foreign language

English

Visitor tools

Free or €1 for visitors exempt from entry fees.

Restaurant

'Salon de Thé du Jardin des Roses' is open every day, except Tuesday, from mid-April to mid-October from 11am to 5pm (closed 24, 25, 31 December and 1 January). For more details call +33 (0) 3 44 42 51 38 or see the website, www.comptoirbvh.com. There is also a refreshment stand, open every day, except Tuesday, from Easter to All Saints Day, 12pm-6pm.

Prices and times

Entrance fees and modalities

Independent tour

Excluding exhibition period: €7.50 (TR: €5.50). During the exhibition period: €9.50 (TR: €7.50).

Guided tour

From €5 to €9 (in addition to the entrance fee).

Group tour

10 or more people. Booking required with the 'Service des Publics': +33 (0) 3 44 38 47 02 - service-publics.compiegne@culture.gouv.fr

Free

Free entry on the first Sunday of the month. Free for under 26s from within the European Union and primary and secondary school teachers (outside of temporary exhibitions). Free for disabled visitors and an accompanying person and jobseekers. Entry to the park is free to all.

Free for young people and children

Under 26s.

Methods of payment

CB/Visa
Eurocard/Mastercard

Closing times

Tuesday

Opening times

Apartments of the Emperor and Empress: Wednesday-Monday, 10am-6pm (early March to early November) or 10am-4pm (November to February). Second Empire Museum and National Car Museum: variable hours. Park: every day, variable hours.