Museums tell tales of the Great War
- 4museums with a theme
- 5nations exhibited
- 1international research centre
The Somme 1916 museum
in ALBERT
The life-size tableaux convey an arrestingly realistic ambience imbued with heroism, with reproductions of trench life and treasure exhumed from the dramatic Battle of the Somme.
The Somme 1916 Museum is housed in an underground passage 250 metres long, 10 metres below the centre of Albert!
An exhibition accessible to all, aiming to provide insight and spark emotion. Artefacts in showcases alternate with depictions of the harsh fighting, mud, cold, hygiene and sleepless nights.
Tel +33 (0)3 22 75 16 17
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©Nicolas BryantL'Historial de la Grande Guerre
in PERONNE
The "Historial" is a lavish museum devoted to the Great War.
You get a chance to compare notes on what the French, German and British troops experienced on the front.
The permanent collections and temporary exhibitions shed light on military aspects of the Great War. The Historial museum also recounts civilian life at the rear.
There are moving multimedia displays and some surprising exhibits. The museum aims to give a well-rounded account of the war!
Tel.: +33 (0)3 22 83 14 18
As from 2016, the museum is also laying on a site museum in Thiepval !
The memorial interpretation centre has opened up new areas to illustrate the terrible battle of 1916. With its 450 m2 dedicated to the history and remembrance of the battles of the Somme, this new museum interweaves British, German and French accounts of war in the Somme.
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©Nicolas BryantTroops from the other side of the world
on show in the SOMME
When war first broke out, the Somme became the scene of fighting among troops from all over the world. South African soldiers have their tribute at the Longueval museum, in Delville wood.
Tel +33 (0)3 22 85 02 17 - Delvillewood
On 15 July 1916, 3,153 troops were ordered to take and hold on to the wood at all cost! When they were relieved, on 20 July, only 142 came out of the woods alive. The Franco-Australian Museum is located in Victoria school in Villers-Bretonneux, rebuilt in the aftermath of the war using donations from schoolchildren in the state of Victoria.
Tel +33 (0)3 22 96 80 79 - Franco-Australian Museum
Vignacourt 14-18 is a new interpretation centre showcasing the truly unique set of photographs made by Antoinette and Louis Thuillier in their farmhouse during the war.
Tel +33 (0)6 73 69 55 49 - Vignacourt1418
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Mathis BEHAEGEL - LA TORTUGAA velo sur les traces de la bataille de la Somme !
C’est accompagné de son vélo Franklin, que Mathis Behaegel, alias "La Tortuga", a emprunté la véloroute Vallée de Somme pour partir la découverte de l'est du territoire et l'histoire de la Bataille de la Somme. Au programme : Des paysages marqués par le conflit mondial, des rencontres avec des passionnés, des mémoriaux emblématiques de la destination et de la nature.
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