Parc de Sceaux
The Château de Sceaux, a departmental museum, was built between 1856 and 1862 for the Duke and Duchess of Treviso in place of Colbert's castle.
The castle is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday, from 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm from March to October, and from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm from November to February.
The works of art in the museum retrace the history of the Domaine de Sceaux and its various owners and express the French art of living from Louis XIV to Napoleon III.
Information about the park of the domain is available on the page The park of the domain of Sceaux.
The Pavillon de l'Aurore and the Orangery are open to visitors every weekend when not in use for special events.
The Pavillon de l'Aurore, an exceptional garden pavilion dating from the 17th century, is decorated with a dome painted by Charles Le Brun on the theme of the Aurora.
The Orangery, built in 1686 by Hardouin-Mansart, serves as a setting for various cultural events and preserves the sculptures of the gardens from Colbert's time.
Colbert's stables, now rehabilitated, and the "little castle", built in 1661, are used for temporary exhibitions.
Le cinéma d’art et essai
Le Trianon, a cinema classified as art house in Sceaux, is a place of culture, exchange and debate.
Located on Rue Marguerite-Renaudin, in the heart of the city, the municipal cinema Le Trianon was acquired and rebuilt by the city in 2003 on the very spot where it was born in 1921. It has a unique, modern, and comfortable theatre, equipped with the current technical standards of sound and vision quality, which welcomes more than 70,000 spectators per year (one of the highest attendance rates in France).
Today, many activities have been developed within the cinema, such as film debates, film philosophies, meetings organized by the Association of Friends of the Trianon, the Musiques en courts film music competition, and the Ciné-Droit festival in partnership with the Jean-Monnet Faculty.
The theatre is accessible to people with reduced mobility and is equipped with a sound loop for the hearing impaired.
Prices:
Students and under 25 years old: 5 €.
Disabled persons and accompanying persons: 4 €.
Subscription for 6 sessions: 30
Le théâtre Scène nationale
Labeled as a "National Stage" by the Ministry of Culture, Les Gémeaux de Sceaux theater, located at 9 Av. Georges Clemenceau, 92330 Sceaux presents an exceptional program each year, combining jazz, dance, theatre, classical music, and opera.
Opened at the end of the 60s, the theatre of Sceaux was rebuilt in 1994. It offers the public a 500-seat auditorium, a 180-seat auditorium, and a jazz club, the Sceaux What.
La bibliothèque
The library allows you to consult and borrow books, comics, magazines, CDs, and DVDs. You can use the resources of the multimedia space, browse the exhibitions and attend the animations.
The municipal library located at 7 rue Honoré-de-Balzac welcomes you from Tuesday to Friday from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm, on Saturday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and on Sunday (from September to June) from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
In addition to a space of knowledge, the library of Sceaux is a place of animations accessible to all. Exhibitions and conferences are scheduled throughout the year, and children are regularly welcomed during events.
With the Institut Florian, the Sceaux library also has the particularity of offering 6000 printed materials in Oc languages or on Occitan culture.
The library's catalogue is available online. You can reserve borrowed documents, check your account, and use the internal messaging system.
Free loans are granted to residents of the city, high school students, students, jobseekers and people receiving social benefits, upon presentation of proof of less than three months.
Jardin de la Ménagerie
Located at 70 rue Houdan, its hours are:
- From 01/10 to 31/03: 7:30 am to 8 pm
- From 01/04 to 30/09: 7:30 am to 9 pm
Listed site, the Menagerie garden, also known as the Petit parc de Sceaux, was designed in the 18th century in the spirit of the great classical parks, according to the wishes of the Duchess of Maine.
Les markets
Sceaux has a traditional market and a weekly organic market in the city centre, which contribute to the city's gastronomic reputation.
The city organizes two markets, which testify to the vitality of the commercial fabric. Quality products are offered with a strong representation of food shops and crafts.
Traditional market
About sixty quality stalls make the gastronomic reputation of the city.
66 rue Houdan on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 8am to 1:30pm.
Organic market
The organic market of Sceaux is one of the first three organic markets in Île-de-France. With about forty traders and producers, it attracts many people from the Île-de-France every week. 66 rue Houdan on Sunday mornings from 8 am to 1:30 pm.
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