Army Museum (Paris)

The Musée de l'Armée (French: [myze laʁme]; "Army Museum") is a national military museum of France located at Les Invalides in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is served by Paris Métro stations Invalides, Varenne and La Tour-Maubourg

Musée de l'Armée
Musée de l'Armée, Paris.
Established1905
LocationHôtel national des Invalides, 129 rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris
Coordinates48°51′25″N 2°18′46″E
TypeArt museum, Historic site, Military museum
Visitors1,252,095 (2019), 1,071,072 (2022)
DirectorHenry de Medlege (since August 2020)
Public transit accessInvalides
Varenne
La Tour-Maubourg
Invalides
Websitemusee-armee.fr

The Musée de l'Armée was created in 1905 with the merger of the Musée d'Artillerie and the Musée Historique de l'Armée. The museum's seven main spaces and departments contain collections that span the period from antiquity through the 20th century.

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