The war work of Jean Delpech (1916-1988)

Name: The war work of Jean Delpech (1916-1988)
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée de l'Armée

Engraver, painter, medalist, draftsman and illustrator… Jean Delpech’s work is marked by the diversity of his talents. A selection of some fifty of his works is presented in...

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

Free access during the European Heritage Days

Engraver, painter, medalist, draftsman and illustrator… Jean Delpech’s work is marked by the diversity of his talents. A selection of some fifty of his works is presented in the Museum’s «Second World War» spaces, inviting visitors to discover the history of the artist during the conflict and his view of this period.
Free access during the European Heritage Days
West wing, staircase J level +1/ Second World War collections

About the location

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