In special partnership with the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung MÜnchen
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 Under the Aegis of Mars: Armoury of the Princes of Europe is
an exhibitions of important late sixteenth-century ceremonial
armour made for the kings and princes of Europe. The pieces are
on loan from some of the largest European and American armoury
collections, and this is the first time that such a show has been held
at the Invalides.
The exquisite decoration on this solid silver armour (designed by
Franch and Flemish artists) was heavily influenced by the Mannerist Movement. The aim of the exhibition is to take visitors on a journey
back in time, enabling them to visit the worshops of the great
master armourers of the sixteenth century and to see how these
masterpieces were in fact created.
For this unique occasion, the Musée de l'Armée has received a
number of exceptionnal loans from some of the largest armoury
collections in the world. Collaborating institutions include: the
RÜstkammer in Dresden, the Livrustkammaren and Skoloster
holm, the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, the Armeria
Reale in Turin, Royal Armouries in Leeds, as well as the Metropolitan Museum in New-York and the Louvre, the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts and the National Museum of the Renaissance at Ecouen, all in France.
- ADMISSIONS
> Exhibition only: 8 euros
> Combined ticket exhibition + museum: 11 euros
This ticket grants access to the exhibition In the Service of the Tsars, to the permanent exhibition rooms at the musée de l’Armée, to the Dôme Church (Tomb of Napoleon I), as well as to the musée des plans-reliefs (Museum of 3D Relief Maps) and the musée de l’Ordre de la Libération (Museum of the Order and of the Liberation).
- OPENING HOURS
During the exhibition, the museum is open every day from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm,
except for the first Monday of the month (2 May, 6 June) as well as 1 May 1st.
Late-night opening until 9pm Tuesday nights from April to June.
- ACCOMPANYING THE EXHIBITION
A series of concerts, guided tours, conferences and film screenings will accompany the exhibition.
A catalogue will be published by the Publishers Nicolas Chaudun.
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