Special tour with senior curator

For one evening, the curators of the Victoire! exhibition will be your guides. What is a victory? What symbols represent it? How is it celebrated? What reactions do they provoke in the victors? 
He or she will answer all these questions and help you relive history's most famous victories through exceptional stories, works and objects. 

This ticket will also give you access to our permanent collections and the tomb of Napoleon I (Dome church).

A handling fee of €1 per ticket will be applied to your online order.

Additional information privilege visit: duration: 1h30

Meeting point: Orient Hall of the Museum.

Animation Jeune Public

Conditions d'accès :
Enfant de 7 ans à 12 ans
Durée : 1h45
Point de rendez-vous : accueil côté Esplanade des Invalides à 14h15
(voir le plan d'accès)

Les enfants doivent être obligatoirement accompagnés d’un adulte.

Vous pouvez acheter les billets pour les accompagnateurs sur ce site, ou pour les adultes bénéficiant d’un tarif réduit, ou de la gratuité, aux comptoirs d’accueil-billetterie du musée le jour de la visite.

Animation Jeune Public

Les enfants découvrent les étapes de formation (page puis écuyer et enfin chevalier) ainsi que la vie quotidienne d'un chevalier au XIIIe siècle, au gré des objets du département "armes et armes anciennes" du musée. Si les différentes épreuves sont accomplies avec succès, un adoubement est à la clef !

Conditions d'accès :
Enfant de 7 ans à 12 ans
Durée : 1h30
Point de rendez-vous : accueil côté Esplanade des Invalides à 14h15
(voir le plan d'accès)

Les enfants doivent être obligatoirement accompagnés d’un adulte.

Vous pouvez acheter les billets pour les accompagnateurs sur ce site, ou pour les adultes bénéficiant d’un tarif réduit, ou de la gratuité, aux comptoirs d’accueil-billetterie du musée le jour de la visite.

Animation Très Jeune Public 

Conditions d'accès :
Enfant 3 à 6 ans, chaque enfant doit être accompagné d’un adulte
Durée : 1h
Point de rendez-vous : accueil côté Esplanade des Invalides à 14h45
(voir le plan d'accès)

Chaque enfant doit être accompagné d’un adulte.

This ticket gives you access to the Musée de l’Armée permanent collections (Ancient Department, armor and ancient weapons XIIIth - XVIIth century, Modern Department, from Louis XIV to Napoleon III, 1643 - 1870; Contemporary Department, World Wars 1871 - 1945 and Historial Charles de Gaulle); to the Dome Church and the Tomb of Napoleon I  as well as to the Museum of Relief Maps and the Museum of the Order of Liberation. The Cour d'Honneur (Artillery Collections) and the Saint-Louis des Invalides Cathedral are open to the public.

Your ticket is valid for the date chosen.

First access according to the chosen time slot:
10 a.m. > you arrive between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
12 p.m. > you arrive between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
2 p.m. > you arrive between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
4 p.m. > you arrive between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

With a valid Paris Museum Pass you don't need to book in advance. You can directly come at the Museum and show your pass at the entrance.

Management fee of €1 per ticket is applied to your online order.

The ticket offices of the Museum close at 9 p.m.
Accessible spaces: the permanent collections of the Musée de l'Armée, the Dôme des Invalides (Napoleon's tomb), the current temporary exhibition and the Museum of Relief Maps. The Museum of the Order of the Liberation is closed to the public.

Management fee of €1 per ticket is applied to your online order.

Victory, trophy, glory... Do we really know the meaning of these well-known words?

The Victory! exhibition attempts to decipher the imaginary of victory, from its materialization to its celebration, and evokes immaterial rewards such as glory, fame, popularity. The show depicts the universality of victory and the emotions it arouses in the winner, from Antiquity to the present day.

A feather war bonnet of the Sioux people, the football world cup, a statuette of Caesar, a Napoleon’s bicorne hat or even the famous photograph of the Soviet flag flying over the Reichstag in Berlin in 1945... The desire to preserve the memory of this glorious moment materializes through a multitude of objects of different nature.

This exhibition also explores the diversity of practices developed by both the military and civilian spheres – the arts, sports or politics – to materialize and promote their victories.

This ticket will give you access to our permanent collections, the tomb of Napoleon I (Church of the Dome) as well as the Museum of the Order of the Liberation and the Museum of Relief Plans.

Management fee of €1 per ticket is applied to your online order.

Visit the Victory! The Making of Heroes exhibition in complete autonomy thanks to the audio tour available in les Invalides digital visitor guide.
This itinerary has been designed around 22 points of interest based on a selection of objects, display cases and themes, and is enhanced by the words of experts, delivering exclusive content.

Available in French and English.
The guide can be collected during your visit at the museum reception desks
The audio guide service is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Film shows

To coincide with the exhibition Victoire! The Making of Heroes exhibition, the film series Le cinéma porté en triomphe looks at the representations and narratives that film-makers and directors have given us of victory.

Escape to Victory, by John Huston (USA -1981)
In Germany in the summer of 1943, some British prisoners in Gensdorf Stalag kill time playing football under the guidance of Captain John Colby, a former professional. Major Karl von Steiner, a Wehrmacht officer, inspected the camp and discovered the prisoners' sporting talents. In the spirit of pacifism, he came up with the idea of organising a football match between Colby's men and the German army's national team.

The screening will be followed by a talk by Christophe POMMIER, curator of the exhibition Victoire! The making of heroes.

Running time: 1h56

Practical information:
- The screening takes place at the Auditorium Austerlitz.
- Original version with French subtitles.
- Tickets for a cinema screening do not give access to the Museum. If you wish to visit the museum, remember to book your admission ticket.

In order to accommodate the growing number of visitors to the museum, the Musée de l'Armée has embarked on a project to renovate its existing permanent exhibition spaces, particularly in the Ancient Arms and Armour section and the rooms dedicated to the two world wars, and also to extend them through the MINERVE project.
The renovation of the building, the opening of new rooms and new exhibition routes, the restoration of the collections and decor, and the enhancement of the collections through acquisitions are all projects whose scope and success are linked to the generosity of our patrons.

Supporting the Musée de l'Armée means that your donation will become part of the history of the prestigious site of Les Invalides, whose destiny, from Louis XIV to Napoleon and right up to the Fifth Republic, is intertwined with the History of France.

Any contribution, however modest, will enable you to show your attachment to the Musée de l'Armée by giving it the means to fulfil its mission of presenting France's military history to the public, in all its components - land, air and sea - through its rich collections.

Your donation entitles you to an income tax reduction equal to 66% of the amount if you are taxable in France, up to a limit of 20% of taxable income. If the limit of 20% of income is exceeded, the benefit of the reduction can be carried forward to the next 5 years.

For a donation of €500 or more, you will receive a MaCarte membership card, valid for two people, offering unlimited access to the Museum's permanent tour and temporary exhibitions for one year.

Your support is more important than ever.

Founded in 1993, the Invalides music season continues to reinvent itself with the support of partners, to make music resonate with the activities of the Musée de l'Armée. The programme showcases the most prestigious of military buildings, in particular the Saint-Louis cathedral with its great organ and historic case, the grand salon with its ideal acoustics, and the best military bands and their repertoires.
By supporting the Musée de l'Armée's music programme, you are perpetuating the ties that bind the Invalides site to music and joining in a long tradition of passing on and promoting young talent.

Supporting the Musée de l'Armée means that your donation will become part of the history of the prestigious site of Les Invalides, whose destiny, from Louis XIV to Napoleon and right up to the Fifth Republic, is intertwined with the History of France.

Any contribution, however modest, will enable you to show your attachment to the Musée de l'Armée by giving it the means to fulfil its mission of presenting France's military history to the public, in all its components - land, air and sea - through its rich collections.

Your donation entitles you to an income tax reduction equal to 66% of the amount if you are taxable in France, up to a limit of 20% of taxable income. If the limit of 20% of income is exceeded, the benefit of the reduction can be carried forward to the next 5 years.

For a donation of €500 or more, you will receive a MaCarte membership card, valid for two people, offering unlimited access to the Museum's permanent tour and temporary exhibitions for one year.

Your support is more important than ever.

The Musée de l'Armée's publications (exhibition catalogues, works on the permanent collections, study and research notebooks, the Musée de l'Armée Review, etc.) preserve and disseminate knowledge about the objects, works and documents in its collections, as well as about the Hôtel national des Invalides. The Museum's scientific activity is also supported by its rich annual programme of symposia, study days, conferences and round tables devoted to national and international military history.

Supporting the Musée de l'Armée means that your donation will become part of the history of the prestigious site of Les Invalides, whose destiny, from Louis XIV to Napoleon and right up to the Fifth Republic, is intertwined with the History of France.

Any contribution, however modest, will enable you to show your attachment to the Musée de l'Armée by giving it the means to fulfil its mission of presenting France's military history to the public, in all its components - land, air and sea - through its rich collections.

Your donation entitles you to an income tax reduction equal to 66% of the amount if you are taxable in France, up to a limit of 20% of taxable income. If the limit of 20% of income is exceeded, the benefit of the reduction can be carried forward to the next 5 years.

For a donation of €500 or more, you will receive a MaCarte membership card, valid for two people, offering unlimited access to the Museum's permanent tour and temporary exhibitions for one year.

Your support is more important than ever.

By adding €2 to €10 to your order, you are helping to acquire a unique photographic collection covering the first two decades of the Fifth Republic.
The Musée de l'Armée will not issue tax receipts for donations made via the online ticketing service.
The subscription will close on 31 December 2023.