Past exhibitions

Fighting in exile. Artists and France 1939-1945

This new exhibition offers visitors a powerful journey through art and history, showcasing how artists and intellectuals in exile during World War II used their creativity to champion a ‘certain French spirit’ and the values of freedom

Date de l'évenement : From Wednesday 26 February 2025
to Sunday 22 June 2025
Horaires de l'évenement : 10h-18h
Lieu de l'évenement : Salle d’exposition temporaire – 3e étage

Exhibition

Relive the 1944 Liberation. Artificial intelligence as a historical tool

Thanks to artificial intelligence, this immersive exhibition takes visitors back to the midst of summer 1944, the Provence and Normandy landings and the Liberation of Paris!

Date de l'évenement : From Friday 8 November 2024
to Wednesday 18 December 2024
Horaires de l'évenement : 10h-18h
Lieu de l'évenement : Temporary exhibition room - 3rd floor

Olympic Games • Exhibition

Duels - The art of fighting

The Musée de l’Armée returns to the duel’s historical sources to explore its main principles and developments, including the fantasies of our collective imagination.

Date de l'évenement : From Wednesday 24 April 2024
to Sunday 18 August 2024
Lieu de l'évenement : Temporary exhibition rooms East Wing 3rd Floor

Exhibition

Victory! The Making of Heroes

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in 2024, the Musée de l’Armée is devoting an exhibition to the notion of Victory and the various ways in which women and men have experienced, celebrated and embodied it across the world and history.

Date de l'évenement : From Wednesday 11 October 2023
to Sunday 28 January 2024
Lieu de l'évenement : Temporary exhibition room - East wing 3rd floor

Exhibition

The war works of Jean Delpech (1938-1945)

This autumn, the Musée de l’Armée’s itinerary covering the two World Wars is set to include a very special installation devoted to Jean Delpech’s war works. An artist best known for his engravings, Jean Delpech produced a great many drawings and prints on the Second World War.

Date de l'évenement : From Saturday 16 September 2023
to Sunday 7 January 2024
Lieu de l'évenement : "Second World War" areas

Exhibition

Hatred of the clans. French wars of Religion, 1559-1610

The second half of the 16th century was the “dark part” of the Renaissance, marked in France by religious strife, civil disobedience and a radical calling into question of royal power.

Date de l'évenement : From Wednesday 5 April 2023
to Sunday 30 July 2023