Songeons Park

The Songeons park and the Vivenel museum, in Compiègne

The Songeons park is a pleasant garden laid out around an eighteenth-century bourgeois residence, which shelters the Vivenel museum. The Compiègne audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this haven of greenery and its museum of art and archaeology, born from the patronage of Antoine Vivenel.

The garden and the museum of the patron Vivenel

The Songeons park is a pleasant green space laid out around an elegant eighteenth-century bourgeois residence. This fine property today shelters the museum of art and archaeology of Compiègne, founded thanks to the patron Antoine Vivenel. This architect, a man of taste and a great collector, bequeathed to his native town his rich collections, gathered over his travels and his passion for art. The museum thus presents a remarkable and eclectic ensemble: highly renowned ancient Greek ceramics, archaeological objects, paintings, sculptures, drawings and works of art of different eras and civilisations. The park that surrounds the residence, planted with trees and enhanced with paths, offers a peaceful and green setting, conducive to promenade and relaxation, in the heart of the town. The ensemble forms a place where nature, heritage and culture mingle harmoniously. A setting of greenery and knowledge, the Songeons park and the Vivenel museum are a fine stop of the discovery of Compiègne.

What to see

Here you stroll in the pleasant green park laid out around an eighteenth-century bourgeois residence, which shelters the museum of art and archaeology founded thanks to the patron Antoine Vivenel, with its remarkable and eclectic collections, including famous ancient Greek ceramics, archaeological objects, paintings and sculptures. The Songeons park and the Vivenel museum mix nature and culture in Compiègne. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Songeons park and the Vivenel museum lie in the heart of Compiègne, reachable on foot. The park is generally freely accessible according to its hours; the visit of the museum follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check them before coming.

What does the Songeons park shelter in Compiègne?

An eighteenth-century bourgeois residence that houses the museum of art and archaeology of Compiègne, founded thanks to the patron Antoine Vivenel; the museum presents rich eclectic collections, including famous ancient Greek ceramics, archaeological objects, paintings and sculptures.

Where is the Songeons park of Compiègne?

In the heart of Compiègne, in the Oise, in France.