French Chapter Visit to Boulle Exhibition - A Day at Chantilly

French Chapter Visit to Boulle Exhibition - A Day in Chantilly

Date - 16 September 2024

Time - 11am to 4pm (CEST)

On Monday, 16 September, Director of the Chantilly Museum Mathieu Deldicque will guide us through the exhibition, which will bring together the most dazzling and significant furniture creations of the virtuoso ebeniste Andre-Charles Boulle. We will also learn about the Duc d'Aumale as one of the greatest collectors of his time, upon his return from England where he was exiled from 1848 until 1871.

Participants will meet in the morning in order to visit the chateau prior to the exhibition tour which will start at 2pm. Members must register and book a ticket to enter the chateau (tickets are available online).

Meeting point details and exact time will be confirmed to the participants early September.

Image credit: Writing table of the Prince of Condé, long-term lease from the Château de Versailles to the Condé Museum © RMN-Grand Palais/A Didierjean

Meeting place: Meeting will be at Chantilly station for 11am or at the château for 11.30am - the train timetable from Paris will be communicated to registrants nearer the date.

Registration closes: 9th September