Springtime in Palace | Tsarskoe Selo State Museum and Heritage Site

21.02.2024

Lilac blooms in the Maple Drawing RoomLilac blooms in the Maple Drawing Room Lilac blooms in the Mauve Room

Lilac blooms in the Mauve RoomLilac blooms in the Mauve Room Tulips and hyacinths in the Mauve Room

Tulips and hyacinths in the Mauve RoomTulips and hyacinths in the Mauve Room Lilacs in the Mauve Room

Lilacs in the Mauve RoomLilacs in the Mauve Room

Lilacs in the Mauve RoomLilacs in the Mauve Room Lilacs in the Maple Drawing Room

Lilacs in the Maple Drawing RoomLilacs in the Maple Drawing Room Daffodils in the Maple Drawing Room

Daffodils in the Maple Drawing RoomDaffodils in the Maple Drawing Room Hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses and tulips in the Mauve Room

Hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses and tulips in the Mauve RoomHyacinths, daffodils, crocuses and tulips in the Mauve Room

Hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses and tulips in the Mauve RoomHyacinths, daffodils, crocuses and tulips in the Mauve Room Daffodils and tulips in the Mauve Room

Daffodils and tulips in the Mauve RoomDaffodils and tulips in the Mauve Room Hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses and tulips in the Mauve Room

Hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses and tulips in the Mauve RoomHyacinths, daffodils, crocuses and tulips in the Mauve Room

The Alexander Palace of Tsarskoe Selo is decorated with lilac blooms in winter for the third time, thanks to old forced-flowering methods applied in our Greenhouses.

Nicholas II's family tradition of adorning the palace with forced lilac blooms was revived by our museum in the winter of 2022.

This year, eighteen lilac bushes are readied by our gardeners for moving from the Greenhouses to the palace rooms from late February until April.

The springtime spirit in the Maple and Mauve Rooms of Empress Alexandra is enhanced with flowers and fragrances of hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses and tulips, and with bitter orange trees, which also come from the Upper Greenhouses in the Alexander Park of Tsarskoe Selo.