The small laboratory of history 1914-1945

Name: Le petit laboratoire de l'histoire 1914-1945
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée de l'Armée

It’s up to you! In the heart of the Second World War rooms, the small Laboratory of History awaits you for a journey through time!

16 et 17 septembre 2023Passé

It’s up to you! In the heart of the Second World War rooms, the small Laboratory of History awaits you for a journey through time! Come and try military accessories and take a picture in front of a period decor!... or try to supper a weapon or learn to decipher the morse code! Step into the shoes of a resistance fighter during a clandestine coded transmission in a Parisian apartment... or complete your visit by consulting historical books in the dedicated lounge. https://www.musee-armee.fr/magazine/ouverture-du-petit-laboratoire-de-lhistoire.html

À propos du lieu

Musée de l'Armée

129 rue de Grenelle 75007 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

The Army Museum is a museum of military history, art and techniques, one of the largest in the world. The museum and the site of the Invalides in which it is inscribed bear witness to the military history of France. Through the military prism, the collections also bear witness to political, diplomatic and social history. The main courtyard, the churches, the prestigious collections of the Army Museum... So many spaces to discover to travel in history, from the Middle Ages to today, and meet the great men, but also the anonymous soldiers, who marked it. The museum occupies a large part of the Hôtel des Invalides built under Louis XIV under the responsibility of the Minister of War, the Marquis de Louvois, for"to receive and house all soldiers and officers who are both crippled, old and obsolete and to ensure there a sufficient fund for their subsistence". The buildings, whose construction began in 1671, on the plans of Liberal Bruant (1637-1697) welcome the first boarders in 1674\. The