Science Museum - Versailles exhibition

This season's major event at the Science Museum in South Kensington is an exhibition on Versailles!  Versailles: Science and Splendour runs from 12th December 2024 to 21st April 2025.

Versailles: Science and Splendour | Science Museum

Introducing Versailles: Science and Splendour - Science Museum Blog

The exhibits include the Breguet "Marie-Antoinette" watch - on display in the UK for the first time.

Marie Antoinette's jewelled watch to go on display in London - BBC News

See: Rodama: a blog of 18th-century & Revolutionary France: The Marie-Antoinette watch (rodama1789.blogspot.com)

.....More assorted reviews:

Versailles: Science and Splendour review – blazing breakthroughs from stuffed rhinos to anal ops | Art and design | The Guardian

Versailles at the Science Museum review: a beautiful show harking back to a time when science wasn't considered bleakly functional | The Standard

https://observer.com/2025/01/art-review-versailles-science-and-splendour-london-science-museum/

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/versailless-role-as-a-palace-of-science/

https://enfilade18thc.com/2025/02/22/exhibition-versailles-science-and-splendour/

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theres-more-to-versailles-than-gilded-opulence-a-new-show-reveals-its-secret-role-in-shaping-science-2596144