Gilded objects catch our eye but imagine how they sparkle and shine in candlelight. After dark, Marie-Antoinette's palaces would have been illuminated entirely by candles. Join Guide Lecturer Thoraya Bradbury to take a closer look at one pair of candlesticks, made for the Queen’s private apartments at Versailles. Discover the candlesticks’ hidden symbolism and learn about their maker, Claude-Jean Pitoin.

Places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served on the day.