Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération & the Museum Pass
The story of Free France, the Resistance, and the Companions of the Liberation — inside the Invalides complex, included with your Museum Pass.
Individual ticket
Free with Invalides ticket
With Museum Pass
Included
Timed slot
Not required
Open
Daily
Hours
10am–6pm
Last updated: February 2026 · Prices and details verified
Is the Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération included in the Paris Museum Pass?
Yes — the Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération is included in the Paris Museum Pass as part of the Invalides complex. Your single pass entry covers the Musée de l’Armée, Napoleon’s Tomb, the Ordre de la Libération, and the Musée des Plans-Reliefs — all four for €17 saving.
Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération — Fast Facts
Address
129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris
Nearest Metro
Invalides or La Tour-Maubourg (Metro 8) · Varenne (Metro 13) (Metro 8, 13)
Bus
28, 63, 69, 82, 83, 87, 92
Opening hours
Daily 10am–6pm · Closed 1 January, 1 May, 25 December · Charles de Gaulle Historial closed Mondays
Closed
1 January, 1 May, 25 December
Individual ticket
Free with Invalides ticket (2026)
With Museum Pass
Free — included
What to Know Before You Visit
The Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération is one of the most moving and undervisited museums in Paris — dedicated entirely to the 1,038 Companions of the Liberation, the French men and women who received de Gaulle’s Order of Liberation for exceptional service to Free France between 1940 and 1945. The museum occupies the Pavillon Robert de Cotte within the Invalides complex and is accessible with the same Museum Pass entry that covers the Musée de l’Armée.
No reservation required. No reservation required. The museum is accessible via the Invalides complex entrance at 129 Rue de Grenelle (north entrance) or Place Vauban (south entrance, open 2pm–6pm). Your Museum Pass covers entry — present it at the Invalides ticket desk.
Note: The Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération is a separate museum within the Invalides complex but covered by the same single pass entry as the Musée de l’Armée. Allow an additional 45–60 minutes on top of your Musée de l’Armée visit. The Charles de Gaulle Historial (also within Invalides) is closed every Monday.
Collection Highlights
Over 2,000 rare objects — uniforms, weapons, clandestine press, radio transmitters, concentration camp relics — tell the story of those who chose to resist.
Highlight 1
The Companions’ portraits
personal stories of all 1,038 individuals awarded the Liberation Cross, from de Gaulle’s earliest followers in London to Resistance fighters executed by the Gestapo
Highlight 2
Free France galleries
de Gaulle’s handwritten manuscripts, the first BBC broadcasts, and objects from the cross-Channel operations of the Free French Forces
Highlight 3
The deportation rooms
authentic objects from the concentration camps, donated by surviving Companions, preserving witness to the darkest aspect of the Occupation
Visitor tip: Visit the Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération after the main Musée de l’Armée galleries — it adds powerful personal context to the broader military history. Allow 45–60 minutes and bring reading glasses; the biographical panels are text-dense but genuinely affecting.
Getting There
The museum is inside Les Invalides — enter from the Esplanade des Invalides (north side). Your Museum Pass covers the full complex. Metro 8 to La Tour-Maubourg or Invalides is the fastest approach. Metro 13 to Varenne (5 min walk past the Rodin garden) is a pleasant alternative.
Ready to Visit Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération?
Free with Invalides ticket entry included with the Museum Pass. Plus 50+ more venues across Paris.
No — one Museum Pass entry covers both. Your single pass entry for the Invalides complex (€17 saving) includes the Musée de l’Armée, Napoleon’s Tomb in the Dôme Church, the Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération, and the Musée des Plans-Reliefs. Present your pass at the main Invalides ticket desk and you can visit all four.
The Order of Liberation was created by General de Gaulle in November 1940 — France’s second national order after the Legion of Honour. Only 1,038 Liberation Crosses were ever awarded, making it France’s rarest and most prestigious Second World War decoration. Recipients included individuals from Free France, the internal Resistance, and Allied nationals who made exceptional contributions to liberating France. The museum tells each of their stories.
45–60 minutes for a thorough visit. The museum is compact but text-dense — the biographical panels on each Companion reward slow reading. Most visitors combine it with the Musée de l’Armée for a full half-day at the Invalides.
