In keeping with this artistic and festive tradition, the Domaine National de Chambord has been offering an ambitious cultural program since 2010, focusing on the three major cultural fields of the Renaissance: text, music and the fine arts, to which dance has been added this year.
Artists who have exhibited at Chambord since 2010 include Georges Rousse, Bae Bien-U, Paul Rebeyrolle, Lydie Arickx, Djamel Tatah, Philippe Cognée, Lionel Sabatté, Alexandre Hollan, Jérôme Zonder and Pablo Reinoso.
Festive and musical events also punctuate the year, continuing to make Chambord a place of jubilation and artistic creation.
EXHIBITIONS
Dehors Dedans” exhibition by Julien des Monstiers, May 26 – November 3 2024
Following exhibitions by Lionel Sabatté in 2023 and Wang Keping until March 17, 2024, the Domaine national de Chambord invites artist Julien des Monstiers for a residency starting in April, followed by an exhibition from May 26 to November 3, 2024.
Considered to be the new genius of contemporary painting, Julien des Monstiers works on his canvases using the transfer technique: he paints his drawings on a tracing paper, then presses the still-fresh paint onto his canvases in an incessant back-and-forth process. Some thirty works, half of them produced for the exhibition, will be presented at Chambord, engaging in a close dialogue with the monument and its history.
Chambord and us, until June 2024
In 2023, over 1,000 photographs and dozens of personal accounts have been collected from residents of the Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord, illustrating the close and diverse ties that bind the region to “its” monument. The traveling exhibition Chambord et nous highlights the richness of the moments lived in Chambord: weddings, births, family reunions, work in the fields, fishing in a pond, official visits, hunting in the forest… It will make a stop at Chambord on June 1, 2024.
D’un regard à l’autre: dans les jardins du parasport, from July 8 to September 8, 2024
As part of the Cultural Olympiad, the Domaine national de Chambord is hosting a photographic exhibition linked to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Photographer Jacques Cohen’s aim is to shine a spotlight on anyone with a visible or invisible disability. Called D’un regard à l’autre, this series of 50 portraits, which will be exhibited on the large south parterre facing the monument, is a look at disabled and adapted sport, as well as inclusive disability in society and institutions.
CONCERTS AND SHOWS
Fête de la musique, June 21, 2024 – 8pm
For this 18th edition, Chambord invites fourteen groups and artists in a variety of styles to come and play, sing and dance around the château and in its courtyard, helping to make this convivial evening a celebration of all kinds of music.
“Chambord Live – David Guetta”, June 29, 2024
After the Sting concert in 2022 and Imagine Dragon in 2023, “Chambord Live” returns for a third edition with David Guetta (SOLD OUT).13th Chambord Festival, July 6-20, 2024
Chambord becomes the exceptional setting for 13 concerts on a fabulous journey through the history of music.
With: Ensemble Amarillis and Patricia Petibon; Thibault Cauvin; Adam Laloum and the Hanson Quartet; Vanessa Wagner, Éric Reinhardt and Julia Faure; the Modigliani Quartet; the orchestra Les Forces Majeures…
Information and tickets HERE
13th Chambord Festival, July 6-20, 2024
Chambord becomes the exceptional setting for 13 concerts on a fabulous journey through the history of music.
With: Ensemble Amarillis and Patricia Petibon; Thibault Cauvin; Adam Laloum and the Hanson Quartet; Vanessa Wagner, Éric Reinhardt and Julia Faure; the Modigliani Quartet; the orchestra Les Forces Majeures…
Information and tickets HERE
Les Étoiles au château, July 21 and 22, 2024
In 2022, French dancer Hugo Marchand, star of the Paris Opera Ballet, created the Hugo Marchand pour la Danse association to offer exceptional performances accessible to all. Last year, the latter launched Les Étoiles au Château, whose mission is to contribute to the diversity of local cultural life, throughout the country, and to highlight the historic monuments of our regions by associating them with renowned dancers and musicians. Their 2nd edition will stop off in front of the grand façade of the Château de Chambord for two unique dates.
Alexandra Cardinale Opera Ballet Production
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES
“Christmas at Chambord” 11th edition, December 1, 2024 – January 5, 2025
With traditional decorations, contemporary inspirations, costumed entertainment and shows, Chambord invites families to marvel at this enchanting setting.
