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.