Musée de l'Armée
In my trips to Paris I had prowled the grounds of Les Invalides but had never explored this national military museum of France. It was originally built as a hospital and home for disabled soldiers by Louis XIV. The museum holds 500,000 artifacts and includes weapons, armor, artillery, uniforms, emblems and paintings.
The permanent collections are organized chronologically giving a historic tour from antiquity through the end of World War II. There is considerable focus on Napoleon with less on the role of France during the last world war.
The display of weapons and uniforms over the centuries is fascinating.
Musée de l'Armée
129, rue de Grenelle
75007, Paris
Métros Varenne ou École Militaire
What a great museum and so much history!! Would love to visit there! Hope you have a wonderful weekend, Genie! Enjoy!
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Sylvia
What a wonderful exhibit.
ReplyDeleteBonjour Genie. I always send my students to le Musée de l'Armée. There is something there for everyone. The architecture alone is worth the trip. The collections are "the icing on the cake." :-) My dad - who is a Napoleon I fan - used to take me and my cousins to the dome where the Emperor rests, and had us observe a minute of silence in front of the great man! We always have a good laugh remembering this! As for the Sun King, who had l'Hôtel des Invalides built for his crippled soldiers, I'd say this was the least he could do: He spent most of his long reign at war with other nations! Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
ReplyDelete500,000 is a lot of items !
ReplyDeleteIt is a wonderful exhibit. Couldn't imagine wearing those breeches though. All hail the invention of elastic.
ReplyDeleteMa chère Génie, j'ai manqué plusieurs de tes publications. Aussi aujourd'hui je découvre avec délice l'ensembles de tes belles photos.
ReplyDeleteCelle avec la fontaine et cette jeune femme en veste de fourrure offre un spectacle de cabaret...
Un pique-nique sur les bords de Seine me semble être un agréable moment de partage et cette toute dernière m'apprends quelque chose car je ne suis jamais aller visiter ce musée.
Je te souhaite une très agréable journée.
Gros bisous
Hello Genie:
ReplyDeleteit is most interesting what you say here about the absence of over much dealing with France's involvement in more modern warfare in this museum. We should have thought that the German Occupation of so much of the country in the early years of World War II would have provided a wealth of fascinating material.
adding this to my list of must see if i ever get to paris
ReplyDeleteMonsieur looks very life-like standing there in those skinny leg breeches!
ReplyDeleteI bet this was interesting and informative. Look at how stylish the military uniforms are...even during war time the French knows how to dress!! Very stylish dress!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)
Another of the many places I meant to visit...but didn't.
ReplyDeleteThe French, always so elegant!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting find, Genie. Glad you had fun. And those uniforms look magnificent!
ReplyDeleteOver here, six inches of snow last night.
I do love the face on the model! It has a slightly Monty Pythonesque feel to it.
ReplyDeleteLove the way the uniforms are all lined up!
ReplyDeleteWhew! I never comment but yesterday when I tried to open your blog, it was GONE. I said to myself, "I should have told her how much I enjoy my daily visit to Paris. What she gives us is a rare gift."
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Gail, yours was the first comment I found after my blog was restored. Thank you for letting me know... It really does matter.
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Veronique, I love thinking about your dad with the "moment of silence." Each country and culture has much to be revered. I'll think of you and your brother the next time I am there.
Jane and Lance, I think that it is more about the admiration of Napoleon.
To all, if you get a chance, it is worth spending several hours here as there is something for everyone.
My blog was "removed" on the date of the posting. Thank you to all who commented before it disappeared!
Bises,
Genie