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European Heritage Days 2025: visit the GRATALOUP museum and its millenary priory in Chevreuse

An artistic, ecological and heritage journey in the heart of Chevreuse

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days 2025, on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September, the GRATALOUP Museum opens its doors for a unique cultural experience in one of the hidden gems of the Chevreuse valley. Housed in the Saint-Saturnin priory, an exceptional 10th century building, the museum offers an immersive visit combining heritage, contemporary art and ecology, thanks to bilingual podcasts, an exhibition on water and a sensitive scenography.

🏛️ A place full of history: the Saint-Saturnin priory

As every year, the GRATALOUP Museum participates in this national event and invites visitors to discover an unknown heritage jewel: the Saint-Saturnin priory, a remarkable building from the 10th century, restored and rehabilitated as a museum of contemporary art. Thanks to a bilingual podcast (French/ English) specially designed for the occasion, you will go back in time, from the year 1000 until today, to discover this place inhabited by thousand years of history.

💧 An exhibition in the framework of the European Heritage Days 2025

Under the theme 2025 “Let’s grow our future”, the Heritage Days are also intended to be educational and meaningful. This year, in conjunction with the Ministry of Culture and 2tonnes association, the GRATALOUP museum offers a sensitive look at one of the great contemporary issues: water.

The current exhibition, "Les Couleurs de l'eau", offers a double immersion:

• In the garden, 14 photographs by Yann ARTHUS-BERTRAND reveal the beauty and fragility of the "water" resource in the world.
• In the chapel, some fifteen works by the Symbolist painter GRATALOUP evoke water in all its spiritual, poetic and universal dimensions. Each work is accompanied by an immersive podcast, in two versions (adults/ children), also bilingual. Don’t forget to bring your smartphone headphones to fully enjoy this experience.

🎟️ Practical information

🗓️ Dates: Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September 2025 🕒 Hours: From 2pm to 6pm 📍 Address: 3 rue de l'église, 78460 Chevreuse 💶 Special price Heritage Days: 6 € per person 👉 Online booking required – access limited to 20 people simultaneously ⏱️ Duration of the visit: about 1h30 🎧 Bring your headphones for listening to podcasts The GRATALOUP museum is a private non-profit organization. It does not benefit from public subsidies and ensures its operation through the entries and engagement of its visitors. This symbolic rate allows to maintain a quality experience in an intimate place. These two days are the ideal opportunity to (re)discover a unique place, where contemporary art dialogue with millennial history, and where culture and ecological awareness meet. 🎫 Book your niche now and let yourself be carried away by the magic of places and the strength of works. Informations Single reduced rate: 6 €/person - free for children under 6 years old - 20 visitors per hour maximum - duration of visit: 1h10 - bring your smartphone headphones to listen to podcasts Book Accessibility

• Handicap intellectuel
• Hearing Impairment
• Pyschological Impairment
• Mobility Impairment

Address
3 rue de l'Église 78460 Chevreuse, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France