Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
and-whitephotos,maps,videos,andafewartifactstotraceHitler'srise,theBlitzkriegthat
overran France, America's entry into the war, D-Day, the concentration camps, the atomic
bomb, the war in the Pacific, and the eventual Allied victory. There's special insight into
France's role (the French Resistance), and how it was Charles de Gaulle that actually won
the war.
Cost and Hours:
€9.50, €7.50 after 16:00, free for military personnel in uniform,
free for kids but they must wait in line for ticket, covered by Museum Pass, temporary
exhibits are extra; museum—daily April-Sept 10:00-18:00, “Louis XIV to Napoleon
I” wing may be open Tue until 21:00, Oct-March 10:00-17:00, closed first Mon of
monthOct-June;tomb—dailyApril-JuneandSept10:00-18:00,Tueuntil21:00;July-Aug
10:00-19:00, Tue until 21:00; Oct-March 10:00-17:00, closed first Mon of month Sept-
May, last tickets sold 30 minutes before closing; videoguide-€6, cafeteria, tel. 01 44 42 38
77 or 08 10 11 33 99,
www.musee-armee.fr
.
Getting There:
The Hôtel des Invalides is at 129 Rue de Grenelle; Mo: La Tour
Maubourg, Varenne, or Invalides. Bus #69 from the Marais and Rue Cler area also takes
you there, or it's a 10-minute walk from Rue Cler.
This user-friendly museum is filled with passionate works by the greatest sculptor since
Michelangelo. You'll see
The Kiss, The Thinker, The Gates of Hell,
and many more,
though due to ongoing renovations, some rooms may be closed (renovation scheduled to
wrap up sometime in 2015).
