An hour in the 18th century

Name: An hour in the 18th century
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de Mongenan

The castle of Mongenan, a real «cottage with surprises», has exactly preserved its 18th century decor. Furniture, objects, paintings, books, musical instruments, remained in the same place,...

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

10 € (visit of the museum, gardens and entertainment included). Free entrance.

©château de Mongenan

The castle of Mongenan, a real «cottage with surprises», has exactly preserved its 18th century decor. Furniture, objects, paintings, books, musical instruments, remained in the same place, testify to the art of living under Louis XV and to the permanence of this unchanged harmony. Each object is commented during this exceptional visit of the antechamber which serves as a dining room, the music room, the company room and the gallery of prints.

About the location

Château de Mongenan

16 rue Mongenan, 33640 Portets

Gironde
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Delightful madness of the Louis XV period having entirely preserved its period furniture and decoration, this 18th century residence houses a museum gathering documents, earthenware, costumes, cabinet of curiosities and painted canvases, and a masonic lodge illustrating the Enlightenment. Three gardens combining rare plants and remarkable trees recall the influence exerted on this place by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.