Entry ticket for the Musée de l’Armée – Invalides

In the heart of Paris, visit the Hôtel National des Invalides and marvel at its famous golden dome which has housed the monumental tomb of Napoleon I for over 160 years.

Buy your tickets online for the Musée de l’Armée and discover the history of France through its exceptional collections. With nearly 500,000 items, it is one of the richest military history collections in the world: uniforms, weapons, everyday objects, as well as paintings that tell the story from Prehistory to the present day.

There are several routes to follow: a heritage walk through the Invalides, a thematic approach with extraordinary cabinets (musical instruments, artillery models, paper figurines and lead soldiers), the Historial Charles de Gaulle space, and a chronological presentation (ancient weapons and armour, Louis XIV to Napoleon III and the two world wars).

The entry ticket for the Musée de l’Armée – Invalides gives access to the temporary exhibitions and the tomb of Napoleon: don’t miss out!

Useful information

Opening days and times

• Open daily from 10 am to 6 pm and until 9 pm on Tuesdays (during temporary exhibitions)
  
• Closed on 25/12/2022, 01/01 and 01/05
  
  

Admission tickets and prices

• Open tickets (undated), valid for one entry and valid for 3 months from the date of purchase
  
• Skip-the-line tickets
  
• Free admission (upon presentation of valid proof of eligibility) for under-18s, disabled visitors and a companion, job seekers and benefit recipients, teachers with a “Pass Education” and people under 26 from EU and EEA countries (excluding the exhibition)
  
• Tickets cannot be modified, refunded or exchanged
  
  

Visits

• The ticket gives access to the Dôme des Invalides (Tomb of Napoleon I), the Musée de l’Armée and its temporary exhibition, the Museum of the Order of the Liberation and the Museum of Relief Maps.