Ten years. Exactly ten years ago, on January 7, 2015, Paris and all of France were shaken by the attacks on Charlie Hebdo, carried out by Chérif and Saïd Kouachi. On January 8 and 9, two other attacks occurred, resulting in a total of 17 deaths and 22 injuries. Even though a decade has passed, the memories remain vivid, and “the pain is still very present for those who were there that day,” says Riss, a cartoonist who became the editor-in-chief of Charlie Hebdo and a survivor of the attack, to Figaro.
On this special day, tributes are pouring in throughout the capital and on social networks.
10 years later, still Charlie, writes Gabriel Attal on X. To never forget and to pay tribute to the victims, a project for the creation of a terrorism memorial museum had been initiated before being abandoned last December. On Monday, January 6, 2025, Henri Rousso and Élisabeth Pelsez, the two leaders of the museum project, "were received by Emmanuel Macron, who informed them that the project had not been halted at all and should proceed to its completion", indicates François Molins, former public prosecutor.Le président de la République nous a assurés hier soir de son engagement pour poursuivre le projet du MMT à Suresnes. C'est une bonne nouvelle pour toutes les victimes du terrorisme en ce jour commémoratif que de voir la parole de l'État respectée.
— Henry Rousso (@Henry_Rousso) January 7, 2025
A project initially abandoned, now revived by the President of the Republic
A source close to the matter confirmed to franceinfo this Tuesday, January 7: the memorial museum of terrorism will finally be established, « just as it was initially designed », as the President of the Republic reportedly stated. This project, located on Mont-Valérien in Suresnes, aims to address the attacks carried out in France from the 1970s to the present day. The idea was first brought to life in 2018.
et required several years of work and close to ten million euros. However, when Michel Barnier arrived in the government, the project had been abandoned, notably for economic reasons, with the overall cost of the museum-memorial estimated at 95 million euros.
An opening planned for 2027
If the president keeps his promises, this museum should finally see the light of day in 2027 and gather several thousand pieces. The former public prosecutor expressed his joy about this good news to franceinfo, adding that this museum-memorial will be «.a place of remembrance, recognition, and justice for the victims of terrorism ».
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