Discover the historic Port-Royal des Champs estate

Visit the church in the museum Port - Royal des Champs

An engraving of the 17th century of the region Port - Royal des Champs

Musée national de Port-Royal des Champs in Paris

Highlights

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Discover the rich collection of paintings, engravings and books
On the grounds you will find the ruins of the abbey, buildings from the 13th to 19th centuries, kitchen gardens and an educational apiary

Discover the former nunnery Port-Royal des Champs and explore the lives of its former residents

What awaits you on site

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Port Royal des Champs was a Cistercian abbey south-west of Versailles. The nunnery was founded in 1204 near an existing monastic abbey and was accepted into the Cistercian order at an early stage. The nuns repeatedly came into conflict with the rulers, which led to a turbulent history for the convent. The convent was finally destroyed in 1710 at the instigation of Louis XIV. Today’s museum covers 35 hectares of land, on which the ruins of the convent and some outbuildings as well as the former residents’ kitchen garden are located.

How to get there

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Address: Route des Granges, 78114 Magny-les-Hameaux, Yvelines, France

Good to know

Note: The museum will be closed from December 2023 to July 2025 for renovation work. The park and the ruins of the abbey will remain open.
Opening hours
Monday
1 April to 31 October
Museum: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm (last admission 5.00 pm)
Abbey: Closed
1 November to 31 March
Museum: 10.00 am to 12.00 noon and 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm (last admission 4.45 pm)
Abbey: Closed

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
1 April to 31 October Museum: 10.00 am to 6.00 pm (last admission 5.15 pm)
Abbey: Closed
1 November to 31 March
Museum: 10.00 am to 6.00 pm (last admission 5.15 pm)
Abbey: Closed

Saturday, Sunday, public holiday
1 April to 31 October Museum: 10.30 am to 6.30 pm (last admission 5.45 pm)
Abbey: 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm (last admission 5.15 pm)
1 November to 31 March
Museum: 10.30 am to 6.30 pm (last admission 5.45 pm)
Abbey: 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm (last admission 5.15 pm)