This exhibition focuses on the strong ties over four generations between one of the major European dynasties and the state of Washington spanning from the Revolutionary War to the post-Civil War era. The exhibition is taking place in the Reading Room of the Library. This exhibition is supported by Friends of the Domaine de Chantilly.

Alain Decaux was a member of the prestigious Académie française and a very well-known media figure. He was also a journalist, historian, screenwriter, and TV host. From 1999 to 2009, he was the president of the College of Curators of Chantilly by way of the Institut de France. He played a large part in helping to establish the foundation now in place dedicated to the preservation of Chantilly.

For the very first time, Chantilly is organizing an exhibition spotlighting portrayals of horse races in paintings by the artists George Stubbs, Théodore Géricault, and Edgar Degas . The exhibition is featuring about 70 works of art spanning from the end of the eighteenth to the late nineteenth century in the Salle du Jeu de Paume.

In conjunction with the exhibition “Peindre les courses – Stubbs, Géricault, Degas” in the Salle du Jeu de Paume, the Gallery of Prints and Drawings is also hosting an exhibition on Géricault. Approximaely forty lithographs and three drawings by the artist are going to be on display. This exhibition is supported by Friends of the Domaine de Chantilly.

This exhibition is highlighting the masters of “classical” style who can be seen in the statues and portraits that adorn the estate and also commemorates the 350th anniversary of the first performance of Molière’s Tartuffe at Chantilly. This exhibit can be seen in the Reading Room of the Library.