A inter-activity room enables users to discover the human dimension of the honours and incites thought about the foundations of our country and the virtues of the people who built it. Visitors can consult more than 300 profiles of men and women who exemplify the wealth and diversity of the French national orders. The portraits explain the role of the distinctions achieved in the service of the Nation and are presented in historical sequence or by themes. The information complements the presentations of the audiovisual stops throughout the museum.
Civics comes alive in an educational program specially designed for 4th/5th graders, junior and senior high school students.

Audioguides and audiovisual stations located at different points in the rooms enliven the visit. Each step of the history of the French orders is highlighted and the visitor is introduced to prominent decorated personages like Bayard the Knight, Vauban the military engineer, the drummer boy of Arcole, Maréchal Lannes, Lamartine, Pasteur, Citroën, Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, General Eisenhower, Jean Moulin, Eric Tabarly and many others.