Museum Night 2025 in Paris: a special night at the Musée de l'Armée - Hôtel des Invalides

For Museums' Night, May 17 2025, the Musée de l'Armée is inviting visitors to stroll free of charge through a place steeped in history. It's the perfect time to discover or rediscover the museum's permanent collections. Here's the program for this nocturne!

The Musée de l'Armée opens its doors on May 17, 2025 for a special nocturne to mark Nuit des Musées. This exceptional evening will focus on France's military history, with a capital H, as theHôtel des Invalides and the permanent collections of the Musée de l'Armée will be open to the public free of charge throughout the evening.

The Musée de l'armée in Paris, a witness to military history in the heart of the Hôtel des Invalides
The Musée de l'Armée, located in the heart of the Hôtel des Invalides, takes us to the heart of military history through its permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. Find out more about this emblematic museum in Paris's 7th arrondissement. [Read more]

Visitors can (re)discover this place steeped in history, created in 1905 with the merger of the Musée d'Artillerie and the Musée Historique de l'Armée, both already located in the Hôtel des Invalides. Open-air reconstructions of the Grande Armée bivouac, historical events, concerts, investigative games, guided tours, light shows... Throughout the year, the museum's program is rich in discoveries: lovers of history, and of Napoleon I in particular, are spoilt for choice!

The museum boasts a rich collection of uniforms, weapons, drawings, paintings and everyday objects, from Louis XIV to the wars of the 20th century. In addition to these collections, you can admire this monument to a flourishing history: the Invalides dome, the Cour d'Honneur, Saint-Louis Cathedral and even the Musée des Plans-Reliefs are all accessible with your Musée de l'Armée ticket.

The Nuit des Musées program at the Musée de l'Armée in Paris :

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Guided tour Let yourself be surprised by the Musée de l'Armée's collections
In 30 minutes, guided by our mediators, discover objects from the Museum's collections on the theme of night and the stars. Times: 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm, 10.30pm.
By prior arrangement(reservations@musee-armee.fr) or on site, subject to availability.

Self-guided tour of the exhibition "Un exil combattant, les artistes et la France (1939-1945)"
7:30 pm to 11:30 pm
A moving journey through art and history, revealing how artists and intellectuals in exile during the Second World War put their creativity at the service of a "certain French spirit" and the values of freedom.
Exhibition organized from February 26 to June 22, 2025 .

La classe l'œuvre around the collections from Louis XIV to Napoléon III
7pm to 9pm
In 2025, the Musée de l'Armée is once again taking part in the "La classe, l'œuvre! program: 3 classes took part in a unique educational project focusing on the Louis XIV - Napoléon III collections. For Museum Night, the students will be on hand in the galleries to present their work to visitors! Continuous access from 7pm to 9pm.

Le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles.

Would you like to take an evening trip back in time?