Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin

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The entrance to the museum

The Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin was originally a museum located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris at 23, Allée de la 2e DB, Jardin Atlantique, Paris, France. It is open daily except Mondays; as of 2016 admission was free of charge.

The museum opened in 1994 as Musée Jean Moulin to commemorate Jean Moulin, a major figure of the French Resistance, and the occupation of Paris during World War II. A prominent member of the French Resistance, Antoinette Sasse, bequeathed funds in her will to assist in the establishment of the museum.[1] Its accompanying museum, the , commemorates Maréchal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque and the liberation of Paris.

The museum moved to the Ledoux Pavilion in the Place Denfert-Rochereau in the 14th arrondissement and was opened in October 2019, in time to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Paris.[1]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Le projet de déplacement du Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin" (in French). Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris - Musée Jean Moulin. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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Coordinates: 48°50′26″N 2°19′11″E / 48.84056°N 2.31972°E / 48.84056; 2.31972

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