Versailles: Science and Splendour exhibition tour

Explore Versailles: Science and Splendour with one of our volunteer guides and learn how science was used as a tool of power in the royal court at Versailles. Hear some fascinating stories of objects and significant figures associated with the pursuit of knowledge at the court of Versailles, like Madame du Coudray, midwife who trained thousands of midwives across rural France and Emilie du Châtelet, French mathematician who worked on the first translation of Newton’s Principia Matematica. Please note that Versailles: Science and Splendour is a paid-for ticketed exhibition— book your ticket for the exhibition here .