And this year, could we discover a garden with our eyes... and with our hands as well? The Rendez-vous aux jardins return the weekend of 5–7 June 2026, with their charming annual promise: to fling open the doors of parks, gardens, and landscaped spaces to better showcase this living heritage.
In Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, a village tucked into the green surroundings of the Chevreuse valley, you have the chance to discover a promising cultural spot, La Chapelle, a contemporary art center housed in a former religious site. As the name implies, this exhibition venue sits in what used to be the chapel of the Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines monastery. The site, defined by its spiritual past, once sheltered the Dominican sisters until the convent closed in 1996, before being reinvented as an art center. Today, it is run by a local association and hosts year-round exhibitions, cultural events, workshops, and artistic encounters.
The sculpture park invites visitors to read the works in dialogue with nature, while also letting them perceive their volumes, textures and materials. Some contemporary pieces are touchable, inviting guests to feel the rubber, metal, wood, or resin more vividly.
The La Chapelle Park features a range of contemporary sculptures that visitors can touch to better grasp their shapes and materials: rubber, metal, wood, resin...
The route is open to everyone.
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Dates and Opening Time
From June 5, 2026 to June 7, 2026
Location
La Chapelle - Art Center
Impasse de l'Abbaye
78120 Clairefontaine en Yveline
Official website
www.lachapelledeclairefontaine.org
