Seminar for preparatory class: “Versailles: a great museum and heritage site” from the Faculté des lettres de Sorbonne Université

View of the Palace of Versailles from the forecourt, in the time of Louis-Philippe.

Gabriel Prieur, 1847. Oil on canvas. Château de Versailles (V2013.18). © Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin.

Organised for around twenty students preparing for the competitive entry examination for Heritage Curators at the Faculté des lettres de Sorbonne Université, this seminar, given by Christine Gouzi, professor of History of Modern Art, includes lectures as well as visits led by specialists on the subject: “Versailles: a great museum and heritage site”.

Closed to the public, these seminars are held during two sessions organized during the academic year.

For 2023-2024, the session took place on December 18, 2023.