Hermann Hesse was not only one of the most important German-language writers of the 20th century, but also a passionate gardener.

Through reference works and invited personalities, this exhibition will offer improved understanding of the role of fruit and their growing methods in abbey gardens in the 17th century.

An exhibition of around twenty colour photographs from the Albert Khan Museum collection.

Within the context of its 2025 cultural season, entitled ‘Paysage vivant’ (Living Landscape), which will focus on the relationship between large landscapes and the living species they compose and host, the Château de la Roche-Guyon will be welcoming the photographer Olivier Verley in residence.

This exhibition retraces the story of seed manufacturing in the Essonne area via a selection of archives, bibliographical works and emblematic objects.

As a result of discoveries made over recent archaeological excavations initiated in 2017, this exhibition will highlight the leading historic and artistic features of the Château de Noisy over the 16th and 17th centuries.

This original temporary exhibition invites us to rethink the gardener’s hand in our contemporary era.

The department of Oise is a land of gardens, from the most famous to the most secret. The area has long-since been a cradle of experimentation and sometimes avant-garde creation, of which it continues to preserve the memory and the realisations.

The exhibition presents the eight finalist projects of the competition launched in October 2024 by the non-profit organisation Quartier des Arts, which aims to reimagine the three gardens in front of the Royal Palace in Brussels in the perspective of Belgium's bicentenary anniversary.

This event is organised on the occasion of the centenary of Gustave Fayet’s passing (1865-1925).