"Crews just placed the very last details replicating precisely what this princely bedroom looked like on October 6, 1789—the very day that the French royal family made its final departure from Versailles."
"The resulting maximalist, gilded bedroom comes to life courtesy of several expansive tapestry installations, demonstrating the shift from dense Rococo towards the lighter Neoclassical aesthetic."
"In their effort to recreate this bedroom exactly as it looked on October 6, 1789, the collaborative and intergenerational crew of curators, historians and craftspeople consulted surviving fabric scraps from that time."
The Palace of Versailles, with 2,300 rooms, is undergoing continuous repairs. A recent restoration of the King's bedroom, designed in 1728, has been completed. This project aimed to recreate the room as it appeared on October 6, 1789, the day the royal family left Versailles. The restoration involved consulting surviving fabric scraps and included contributions from curators, historians, and craftspeople. The bedroom features Rocaille decorations and expansive tapestries that reflect the transition from Rococo to Neoclassical aesthetics, showcasing the evolution of design during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XIV.
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