Exhibitions

Exhibitions are an important part of historical research as they display artefacts, artwork, architecture, and highlight the valuable contribution of historical research. Many of the Society’s members have contributed to the development and delivery of exhibitions. This section offers a list of upcoming exhibitions around the world that pertain to the field of court studies. These exhibitions are updated quarterly and are also published in the Society’s quarterly newsletter.

(Exhibitions listed alphabetically by city)

Abu Dhabi, Louvre, Kings and Queens of Africa: Forms and Figure of Power, until 25 May 2025.

Berlin, Charlottenburg Palace, The Silver Vault, permanent exhibition. 

Berlin, Charlottenburg Palace, Frederick the Great, permanent exhibition.

Berlin, Jagdschloss Grunewald, The Court and the Hunt, permanent exhibition.

Chantilly, Château de, Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, 7 June to 5 October 2025

Chantilly, Château de, The Destiny of a Princess of Monaco at Chantilly, from 18 October 2025 to 4 January 2026.

Chantilly, Musée Condé, La Flotilla Princière du Château de Chantilly, 8 March to 2 June 2025.

Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Masks and Crowns: Festive Culture and the Representation of Power at the Saxon Court, 1 November 2025 to 31 December 2026.

Edinburgh, National Galleries Scotland: Portrait, The World of King James VI and I, 26 April to 14 September 2025.

Florence, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Giovanni Battista Foggini: Grand Ducal Architect and Sculptor, 10 April to 9 September 2025.

Hong Kong, Palace Museum, The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: China-France Cultural Encounters in the 17th and 18th Centuries, until 4 May 2025.

Hong Kong, Palace Museum, Brilliance: Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures from the Palace Museum, until 9 May 2026.

Hoorn, Westfries Museum, Virtual Exhibition: Pala – Nutmeg Tales of Banda (ongoing). 

Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Knights in Shining Armor: the Pavia Tapestries, 23 March to 26 May 2025.

London, The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, The Edwardians: Age of Elegance, 11 April to 23 November 2025.

London, Kensington Palace, Dress Codes: Treasures from the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, until 30 November 2025.

London, Science Museum, The Two Georges, Spring 2026.

London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Marie Antoinette Style, from 20 September 2025.

Maisons-Laffitte, Château de Maisons, Le Comte d’Artois: la jeunesse d’un prince, 14 November 2025 to 12 March 2026.

Moscow, Kremlin Museums, The Last Triumph of Peter the Great: Eternity Lies Ahead, 17 October 2025 to 1 February 2026. 

Paris, Archives Nationales, La Fayette, entre France et Amérique, Histoire et légendes 2026.

Paris, Hôtel de la Marine, The Al Thani Collection.

Paris, Louvre, The Experience of Nature: The Arts in Prague at the Court of Rudolf II, until 30 June 2025.

Paris, Louvre, Mamlouks 1250-1517, 30 April to 28 July 2025. Sultans of Egypt.

Paris, Petit Palais, Worth: la naissance de la haute couture à Paris, 7 May to 7 September 2025.

Paris, Mobilier National, The Last Coronation, 11 April to 20 July 2025. 

Paris, Musée de l’Opéra, 150 ans du Palais Garnier, 14 October 2025 to 15 February 2026.

Paris, Musée d’Orsay, Le chantier du Canal de Suéz: photographies de Louis Cuvier, 16 March to 14 September 2025.

Paris, Musée des arts asiatiques-Guimet, Bronzes royaux d’Angkor, 30 April to 8 September 2025.

Paris, Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois Préau, Appiani (1754-1817): Napoleonic Painter in Italy, 16 March to 28 July 2025.

St Petersburgh, State Hermitage Museum, The Art of the Portrait : Personality and Epoch, 10 December 2025 to 29 March 2026.

Versailles, Bibliothèque Municipale, Excellencies, 18 September to December 2025.

Versailles, Château de, The Grand Dauphin (1661-1711): Son of a King, Father of a King, And Never a King, 14 October 2025 to 15 February 2026. 

Versailles, Château de, 1725: Native American allies at the court of Louis XV, 25 November 2025 to 3 May 2026.

Versailles, Château de, Pierre Mignard, 2026.

Versailles, Château de, Jardins Anglo-Chinois, 2027.

Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Imperial Impressions: The Emperors and their Court Artists, 13 February 2024 to 26 October 2025.