Musée de l'Armée - Invalides

Musée de l'Armée - Invalides

Exceptional collections in an iconic Parisian landmark

Located in the heart of the Hôtel national des Invalides, the Museum offers a 15,000 m2 tour of French history through the eyes of the military and warriors.

Founded in 1905 as a museum of history, fine arts and science and technology, the museum boasts one of the world's richest collections of military history, with nearly 500,000 items (uniforms, weapons, armor, drawings, paintings, photographs, etc.) dating from the Bronze Age to the 21st century. It also offers

The famous Dôme des Invalides, home to the tomb of Napoleon I. With 1.3 million visitors a year, the Musée de l'Armée is one of the busiest museums in Paris.

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Fighting in exile. Artists and France 1939-1945

26 February 2025 22 June 2025

Immerse yourself in the history of the war of ideas and minds waged by Free France between 1939 and 1945. In a context where Free France and General de Gaulle were not yet recognized by the major Allied powers, culture became a tool of legitimacy and resistance.

Through a rich collection of documents, works of art, literary writings, scientific works and cinematographic creations, you can learn how artists in exile such as Calder, Zadkine and Saint-Exupéry, among others, led intellectual and artistic initiatives to defend their values and oppose Nazi ideology, from London, the United States, Latin America and the colonies.

The exhibition's scenography encourages visitors to share the destinies, emotions, battles and hopes, notably through the reconstruction of two iconic French sites within the United States: the New York studio of sculptor Ossip Zadkine, who had been living in exile since 1941, a true sanctuary of creativity and resistance; and the famous New York bookshop, Gotham Books, with its vibrant atmosphere where the French spirit flourished in the midst of war.

Curatorship:

  • Vincent Giraudier, Head of Department, Historial Charles de Gaulle

  • Sylvie Le Ray-Burimi, Chief Heritage Curator, Head of the Fine Arts and Heritage Department and with input from Carine Lachèvre, Assistant to the Head of Department, Historial Charles de Gaulle. Assisted by Louise Le Bars

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Hôtel national des Invalides 129 rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
Open daily from 10am to 6pm, except on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th.

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