November 2025
The future Musée-mémorial du terrorisme will take up residence in an unoccupied part of the Caserne Lourcine, in the 13ᵉ arrondissement of Paris.
On September 3, 2025, the President of the Republic informed the mission de préfiguration du Musée-mémorial du terrorisme that it wished to abandon the site of the former École de plein air de Suresnes, chosen in 2021. Despite its exceptional character, despite the work accomplished, the budget situation made it impossible to find the 95 million euros required to restore this listed building.
We were asked to choose a new location from among four properties belonging to the Ministry of the Armed Forces, two in Paris, two in Greater Paris. We had 4-5 weeks to make our decision. After as thorough an examination as possible in the time allotted, it became apparent that a disused part of the Lourcine barracks, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, fulfilled the conditions required to carry out the Musée-mémorial project under the right conditions. While this barracks already houses a campus and apartments for army personnel, the planned location is physically separate from it. Initial analyses have shown that this site is suitable for the project, in terms of available space, accessibility and the possibility of creating a memorial as well as a museum. Initial budget estimates point to a cost of less than half that of the Suresnes project.
The prefiguration mission reported to the Élysée Palace on October 9, 2025. A few days ago, the President of the French Republic announced to victims' associations - whom we would like to thank warmly for their ongoing support - that this site would host the future place of history and remembrance. The announcement was made public yesterday morning, Tuesday November 4. The Mission de Préfiguration welcomes this decision, which it will implement as soon as possible.