Versailles celebrates the 20th anniversary of Marie Antoinette with an exhibition created alongside Sofia Coppola

Twenty years after Sofia Coppola transformed the Palace of Versailles into the setting for one of her most acclaimed films, the place once again meets Marie Antoinette. The French complex, accessible via the RER train from Paris, has inaugurated an exhibition dedicated to the 2006 film, developed in collaboration with the director herself and focused on her creative process, aesthetics, and cultural influence. The exhibition opened on September 22, 2026, and will remain on view until January 24, 2027, at the Petit Trianon — precisely one of the spaces historically associated with Marie Antoinette and used as a filming location during production. The original objects from Marie Antoinette Versailles celebrates 20 years of Marie Antoinette with an exhibition created alongside Sofia Coppola The tour allows visitors to go behind the scenes of the production starring Kirsten Dunst. Among the pieces on display are the original costumes designed by Milena Canonero, props, storyboards, annotated scripts, photographs taken during filming, and various set elements. Some of the film's settings have also been reconstructed. One of the exhibition's distinctive features is the projection of scenes from the film inside the very rooms where they were shot, connecting the historic spaces of Versailles with Coppola's cinematic interpretation of them. The film Versailles celebrates 20 years of Marie Antoinette with an exhibition created alongside Sofia Coppola Released in 2006, Marie Antoinette deliberately departed from the conventions of the historical drama. Rather than building a conventional political portrait of the last queen of France before the Revolution, Coppola focused on a young woman confronting isolation, the rules of the court, and a life marked by the rituals of Versailles. That decision was accompanied by an aesthetic that blended 18th-century reconstruction with contemporary references, pastel colors, and modern music by New Order, Aphex Twin, The Strokes, and The Cure, among other major names (here you can listen to the full soundtrack). The film would go on to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design in 2007, thanks to Canonero's work, and over the years it has developed a recognizable influence in fields such as fashion, design, and photography. For Coppola, returning to the place two decades later also has a personal dimension. The director noted that during production, Versailles was much more than a location and ultimately became part of the film's language and atmosphere. Revisiting that creative process now, and the work of those who participated in the film, was, she explained, an especially moving experience. When and how much does it cost to visit the exhibition Versailles celebrates 20 years of Marie Antoinette with an exhibition created alongside Sofia Coppola The exhibition "Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola" is on at the Petit Trianon until January 24, 2027. Until October 31, it can be visited between 12:00 and 18:30. From November, the hours will be 12:00 to 17:30. It remains closed on Mondays, as well as on December 25 and January 1. Access is included in the entrance ticket to the Estate of Trianon, which costs 15 euros at the general rate (CLP$16,000) and 12 euros at the reduced rate (CLP$13,000). It is also part of the Versailles Passport, which allows access to the entire complex and is priced at 35 euros (CLP$38,000) general admission. The exhibition thus serves as a celebration of the film's 20th anniversary, but also as an unusual encounter between the historic setting and the work that helped reinterpret it for a new generation: the same real Versailles once again becoming the Versailles imagined by Sofia Coppola.