Entertainments

Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille is renowned for being an unmissable rendezvous for car amateurs from around the world. The event features a stunning outdoor ephemeral museum noticeably thanks to the Concours d’Etat – Les Plus Belles Voitures du Monde – and the Concours d’Elegance with its modern concept cars. However, the event is – before anything else – a family meeting! It is a day dedicated to elegance during which, children and adults alike will be able to fully enjoy to the vast array of activities, exhibitions and creative workshops spread out in the Estate.

And there’s so much to see! The whole estate is home to Arts & Elegance Richard Mille. The Castle, the Great Stables, the Jeu de Paume, Le Nôtre Lawns’, the Hameau, the English Garden, really the whole Estate! Indeed, so many activities need so many spaces!

The event is not only dedicated to the Fine Arts, but also to the French Art de Vivre through the Fashion, Decorative Arts and French gastronomy … Numerous workshops and exhibitions are set up to entertain the whole family.

Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille is an opportunity to enjoy, in addition to the event itself, what the Chateau de Chantilly, one of the finest jewels in the crown of France’s cultural heritage offers. It is the work of a man with an extraordinary destiny: Henri d’Orléans, Duke of Aumale, son of the last King of France, Louis-Philippe. This prince, who is considered to be the greatest collector of his time, made Chantilly the showcase for his countless masterpieces and precious manuscripts.

The gardens designed by famous Le Nôtre and the various ponds features are the majestic backdrop to the festivities offered by Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille.  

To mark the anniversary of the duc d’Aumale’s birth, the Condé Museum, which he founded, has put together a programme reflecting the life and work of this incredible collector.

In keeping with the Duke of Aumale’s wishes, the layout of the paintings remains unchanged since the 19^th century, providing a unique possibility to travel back in time and discover the typical museography of the time. Almost 1,500 manuscripts are kept in the Reading Room, making it the second largest library in France for illuminated manuscripts after the National Library of France.

With an overall surface area of 115 hectares, the grounds of the Chateau de Chantilly are the result of several creations according to the fashion of each period: the French-style garden created by André Le Nôtre in the 17^th century, the Anglo-Chinese Garden in the 18^th century and the English Garden in the 19^th century.

A masterpiece of 18 ^th century architecture, the Great Stables are a veritable horses’ palace. The building houses the Museum of the Horse, which presents the relationship between men and horses since the beginning of civilisation. The Great Stables offer equestrian shows throughout the year, devoted to the art of Haute-Ecole horse training.