Free tour of the Legion of Honour Museum

Name: Visite libre du musée de la Légion d'honneur
Start: 2022-09-17T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée de la Légion d’honneur et des ordres de chevalerie

The museum of the Legion of Honour and the Orders of Chivalry offers an unusual journey through times and cultures thanks to 5,000 objects of art and decorations from all over the world.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passé

Chrystèle Lacène

Dedicated to the orders of chivalry, decorations and medals – the study of which is called phaleristic - the museum embraces all the French and foreign awards from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The richness of its collections – in which the Legion of Honour occupies a central place – its exceptional pieces and its original way of telling the course of history make it a unique place in the world.
To discover now: the exhibition "Presidential decorations & diplomacy" on the theme of foreign decorations received in diplomatic capacity by the French Presidents, from the Third Republic to the present day.

À propos du lieu

Musée de la Légion d’honneur et des ordres de chevalerie

2 rue de la Légion-d’Honneur (parvis du musée d’Orsay) 75007 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

Opened in the aftermath of the Great War, the museum of the Legion of Honour and the Orders of Chivalry has over time become a world reference in the field of decorations. Museum of institution, it is installed in the former wing of the stables of the palace of the Legion of Honour.