Creation of the museum 1967 (≈ 1967)
Installation at the Hôtel des Invalides by de Gaulle.
16 mai 2008
Official Decree
Official Decree 16 mai 2008 (≈ 2008)
The museum becomes a service of order.
2012-2015
Closure for renovation
Closure for renovation 2012-2015 (≈ 2014)
Work before symbolic reopening in 2015.
19 novembre 2015
Official Inauguration
Official Inauguration 19 novembre 2015 (≈ 2015)
Chaired by François Hollande after renovation.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Général de Gaulle - Founder and Grand Master
Created order and museum in 1967.
François Hollande - President of the Republic
Inaugurated the renovated museum in 2015.
Origin and history
The Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération is a space dedicated to the order of the same name, created to reward the actors of the Liberation of France during the Second World War. Located in the Hôtel des Invalides, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, he shares his premises with the Musée de l'Armée. Its main entrance is at 129 rue de Grenelle or Place Vauban, although its official address is the 51 bis boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg.
The museum is structured around three main themes: Free France, Internal Resistance and Deportation. A hall of honour is dedicated specifically to General de Gaulle, founder and grand master of the Liberation Order. The institution was established in 1967 by the decision of General de Gaulle, who chose the Hôtel des Invalides to house the Order.
Originally run by a recognized association of public utility, the museum became an official service of the Liberation Order in 2008, by decree. Between 2012 and 2015, it was closed for renovations, aiming at a symbolic reopening on June 18, 2015, anniversary of the appeal of June 18, 1940. Its official inauguration finally took place on 19 November 2015, in the presence of President François Hollande.
