Headquarters of the Parisian Resistance - Paris, France
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Unknown to the public until recently, the headquarters of the Parisian Resistance was hidden in an unused bunker which has been transformed into a museum to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris.
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Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 11/30/2019
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Musée de la Libération de Paris - Musée du Général Leclerc - Musée Jean Moulin
"2019: a museum overhaul at Place Denfert-Rochereau
In 2015, the City of Paris decided to give new visibility to the museum. The choice was made to transfer the museum to a more accessible site, one bearing reminders of the Liberation of Paris, and it is now found in the pavilions designed by architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux in 1787 on Place Denfert-Rochereau.
Unknown to the general public, the Liberation of Paris command headquarters was hidden in the ground under the West Pavilion. Originally designed to be a passive defense shelter, it was used as a command post by Colonel Rol, head of the FFI in the Paris area, from the start of the popular insurrection against the occupier on August 19, 1944.
The move provided an opportunity to overhaul the museum with a new site, a new presentation and a new program in a project designed under the leadership of Sylvie Zaidman, historian, Head Heritage Curator and Museum Director, with the assistance of the museum’s Scientific Council.
After four years of work, the Museum of the Liberation of Paris – General Leclerc Museum – Jean Moulin Museum will open its doors to the public on a symbolic date: August 25, 2019, the seventy-fifth anniversary of the capital’s liberation." (from (
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The permanent exhibits are free to the public. There is a fee to enter the actual headquarters well below the museum. The tour is guided. There is enough English signage to make this a worthwhile visit for non-French readers.
Accessibility
The permanent collection, temporary exhibition and conference room areas can be visited by the disabled, except for Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy’s command post, which is located twenty meters under the museum and is accessible only by stairway.
A virtual 360° visit on a tablet is available upon request from the museum reception desk for those who are unable to visit the command post.
The subtitling of audiovisual presentations in French and English is designed to facilitate comprehension by foreigners and the hearing disabled, who will also benefit from magnetic loop installations.
You must go through security to enter (metal detector and bag search). Large bags not allowed.
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