The Foreign Legion Museum () situated in Aubagne, France, represents the history and "arms history" accomplishments () of the Foreign Legion throughout the course of various collections and expositions. The museum welcomes numerous visitors (almost 25,000 per year), as well as scholars and temporary expositions. History The museum is the heir of the Salle d'Honneur ("Hall of Honour") of the 1st Foreign 1er RE created in 1892 at Sidi bel-Abbès, in Algeria. That Salle d'Honneur assumed the current designation on 11 November 1935. During the repatriation of the Legion back to metropolis, the series collections rejoined France, since 1962. However, in account with delay installations and construction of the new structures () at Camp de la Demande, the first stone (), under the presidency of Pierre Messmer, minister of the Armies took lieu in 1964 and the Museum opened doors on 30 April 1966. In 2003, the Museum was restructured; on another hand, the new organization implicated the creation of support structures. The Society of Friends of the Foreign Legion Museum (SAMLE) () was accordingly created at the request of the COMLE. This association ensures the judicial and financial support of the museum (object collections and functioning). Closed since 12 March 2012, the Museum has been the object of extension works since January 2011 aiming to double the surface by the construction of a new wing of 1000 meter squared. This subscription was in lieu to finance this enlargement of 3 million euros. This new museum, designated as « Louvre du Légionnaire » (The Louvre of the Legionnaire), was inaugurated on 30 April 2013 following the arms ceremony marking the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Camarón. The museum was opened to the public since 7 May 2014. Organization The Museum of Aubagne The ground floor is articulated around the Salle d'Honneur (Honorary Hall). This Honorary Hall is the passing cornerstone of all Legionnaires. This Honorary Hall is engraved with the names of all Legion Officers who died for France. This Salle d'Honneur conserves the wooden hand of Legion Officer Captain Danjou, relic of the Legion, presented to the troops of men during the solemn ceremony of Camarón, on 30 April. The ground floor also features the decorations hall as well as the museum boutique store. The first floor features the battle campaigns hall, organized within a chronological order and occupies in space the entire floor, through displays, with different