Museum
Overlooking the ruins of the famous abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs in the Chevreuse valley, the museum is housed in the building that the Solitaires intellectual group had constructed in 1651-1652 to receive some of the students from the Petites Ecoles. Dedicated to the history of Jansenism, of which the abbey was one of the centres, it contains a large number of old engravings and books and several paintings by Philippe de Champaigne and his studio.
Useful information
Musée de Port-Royal-des-Champs
78114 Magny-les-Hameaux
Information and group reservations
Tel: +33(0)1 39 30 72 72
Fax: +33(0)1 30 64 79 55
Guided tours
Tel: +33(0)1 40 13 46 46
Online
Visit the museum’s website:
www.port-royal-des-champs.eu
Access
By car: 25km, south-east of Paris
RER: B, Saint-Rémy-les Chevreuse and C, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (the museum is 8km from both stations)
Opening times
The museum is open everyday except Tuesdays:
from 1st April to 30th October, from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 6pm during the week, from 10.30am to 6.30pm at weekends;
from 1st November to 31st March, from 10am to midday and from 2pm to 5.30pm during the week, from 10.30am to 6.30pm at weekends.
Closed: Tuesdays, and from 20th December to 5th January.
Admission
Permanent collections:
Full rate: €4.50
Reduced rate: €3
Permanent collections free everyday for visitors aged under 26, and every first Sunday of the month for everyone.
Supplement for temporary exhibitions
Gardens only: €1
Group admission: €66 (€88 for temporary exhibition(s))
Services
Coach park
Society of friends of the museum
www.amisdeportroyal.org
Bookstore-shop
Find out more about the bookstore-shop
