On the outskirts of Carentan, between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach, the Normandy Victory Museum invites you on a moving journey through history and the daily lives of soldiers and civilians during the Battle of the Hedges.
Take a tour of the 2,000m² exhibition space, wander through some 30 hyper-realistic, sound-enhanced scenes, and discover over 15,000 authentic objects that have lived through history.
Your journey takes you from the Occupation to the Liberation, with a special focus on the Battle of the Hedges in the Manche region.
The tour tells the story through a variety of media, making it accessible to all: scenes and their descriptions, vehicles, showcases, archive films, tour application, objects to handle, opportunities to ride in a Jeep...
Permanent theme exhibition: "The role of women in war" and temporary exhibitions.
Additional immersive activities: The secret of the 3 bunkers (escape game).
The Normandy Victory Museum is also :
- 2 major annual events: D-Day ceremonies in June and the COBRA 44 Commemorative Festival in July,
- a vintage militaria store with D-Day-related tourist items, as well as a large bookshop and militaria clothing for re-enactors,
- a partner restaurant on the museum grounds: the A10 Canteen,
- dodge tours departing from the museum with WW2 Veterans' Memories.
For groups:
- standard or customized tourist packages for professionals (tourism, teambuilding, seminars, etc.),
- rental of a fully-equipped conference room for up to 120 people.
Last but not least, the Normandy Victory Museum, whose values of transmitting memory are essential, attaches particular importance to welcoming schoolchildren.
Normandy Victory Museum
Lieu CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS
Museums
Pratical informations
Equipements, services & comfort elements
Equipement séminaire
Opening period
- Monday from 10h00 to 18h30
- Tuesday from 10h00 to 18h30
- Wednesday from 10h00 to 18h30
- Thursday from 10h00 to 18h30
- Friday from 10h00 to 18h30
- Saturday from 10h00 to 18h30
- Sunday from 10h00 to 18h30
- Monday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Tuesday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Wednesday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Thursday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Friday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Saturday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Sunday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Monday closed
- Tuesday closed
- Wednesday closed
- Thursday closed
- Friday closed
- Saturday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Sunday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Monday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Tuesday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Wednesday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Thursday closed
- Friday closed
- Saturday from 10h00 to 17h30
- Sunday from 10h00 to 17h30
Informations for groups
- Number of persons
- from 20 pers.
- Group type
- Associations, Pensioners, Works committees, Students, Persons with reduced mobility, Professional, Educational, Sporting, Young-at-heart seniors
- Type of visit
- Permanent open visit, Open visit on request, Guided visit on request, Educational visit on request
- Average duration
- 1h30
- Bus parking
- Bus parking on site, Bus parking
Seminar
Rooms
- Surface area 140m2
- Maximum capacity 120
- Banquet (number of persons) 80
- Cocktail (number of persons) 120
- U-shaped tables (number of persons) 30
- Classroom (number of persons) 120
- Modulable oui
Access and location
Adress
PA La Fourchette
CATZ
50500 CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS
Contact
Normandy Victory Museum
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