A new display case in the Galerie des Fastes
Following on from the Festival de l’Histoire de l’Art at the beginning of June, dedicated to the theme of Sports, the château is strengthening its Olympic roots with an open-air exhibition entitled “Les sports sont rois à Fontainebleau” (“Sports are kings in Fontainebleau”), displaying large-scale photographs on the gates of the Jardin de Diane, depicting representations of Sporting Body in connection with the château’s decorations, paintings and sculptures.
The display in the Galerie des Fastes of an 18th-century Jeu de Paume racket and a ball signed and autographed by Robert Fahey, the Australian player who became world champion with it in 2008, is a reminder that the Château is home to the only remaining royal Jeu de Paume hall in France.
Prices : included in the Château admission ticket
"Korea invited to Fontainebleau" exhibition
To mark the unique event of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, and to honor the presence of the South Korean Olympic delegation in Fontainebleau, the Château is hosting “Korea invited to Fontainebleau”. Thanks to the generosity of Yannick Lintz, President of the Musée Guimet – Musée National des Arts Asiatiques, and her teams, the Château de Fontainebleau is displayng exceptional works from the Musée Guimet collections, revealing the rich and long-standing exchanges between our two countries.
In collaboration with the Préfecture de Paris et d’Ile-de-France, the Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles d’Ile-de-France, the Centre National du Livre and the Korean Cultural Centre, this exhibition, which has been certified a Cultural Olympiad, opens on June 5th and runs until September 23rd in the Salle de Bal (Ballroom), the Château’s emblematic room for international diplomacy.
Dates : from June 5th to September 23rd
Prices: included in the Château admission ticket
Passage of the Olympic Flame
Finally, on July 20th, as part of the opening ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Château was delighted to welcome the Olympic Flame as it crossed the Seine-et-Marne region. The Olympic Flame’s route highlights Unesco World Heritage sites, to which the Château de Fontainebleau has belonged since 1981.
After entering the Jardin de Diane (Diana’s garden), the Flame climbed the emblematic Horseshoe Staircase at around 8:45 a.m., before continuing on to other prestigious sites in the Seine-et-Marne region.
Date : July 20th, 2024
Prices : free
