Bastogne War Museum

Om museet

The Bastogne War Museum opened on 22 March 2014 on the Mardasson hill, next to the American memorial erected in 1950 in memory of the Battle of the Bulge. It replaced the former Bastogne Historical Center, closed in 2009, whose star-shaped structure it retains within a new building. The project was financed by the Walloon Region and European funds; the city of Bastogne owns the site, and the company Tempora designed and runs the museum.

The permanent route follows four fictional characters inspired by real events: a German lieutenant, a young schoolteacher, a teenager from Bastogne and an American corporal. Through sets, testimonies, films and multisensory shows, it presents the winter of 1944 from the civilian side as well as the soldiers’ side. A scientific committee validated the content. Interactive kiosks are aimed particularly at young people and school classes.

The ticket also gives access to the Generations45 experience, which traces the fate of an American and a German veteran from 1945 to the fall of the Berlin Wall, to the Bois Jacques battlefield, explored with an augmented reality app, and to the Bastogne War Rooms, housed in the former American headquarters. The museum also has a bistro, a shop selling books and souvenirs, and documentation kept by a heritage association.

Højdepunkter

• Immersive route following four witnesses of the Battle of the Bulge
• Generations45 experience from 1945 to the fall of the Berlin Wall
• Bois Jacques battlefield with an augmented reality app
• Bastogne War Rooms in the former American headquarters, included in the ticket
• Audio guide included; Bistrot de la Paix with a view of the Mardasson

Permanente udstillinger

• Parcours permanent du Bastogne War Museum – A multisensory route follows four characters at the heart of the Battle of the Bulge, with sets, testimonies, films and objects.
• Generations45 – 30-minute immersive experience following an American and a German veteran from 1945 to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
• Champ de bataille du Bois Jacques – Outdoor visit to the remains of the rifle pits, with an augmented reality mobile app.

Grundlagt

2014

Ejer

Tempora

Entrépriser & rabatter

The “Full experience” ticket includes the permanent route with Generations45, the Bois Jacques battlefield and the Bastogne War Rooms; it is valid for six months for experiences not yet started, audio guide included. Free admission for holders of an ICOM card and for accredited press.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum is accessible to people with reduced mobility: the reception, the shop and the toilets can be reached through the main entrance, and the route is served by a dedicated lift. A wheelchair is lent on request by the team. The car park opposite the museum has spaces for people with reduced mobility. At Bois Jacques an adapted barrier allows access for pushchairs and wheelchairs, but the paths leading to the rifle pits are hardly passable. Assistance dogs are admitted on the routes.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Interaktive stationer

Interactive kiosks for young people and school classes, school activities for 6- to 13-year-olds, family pack at €72. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Transport & parkering

The museum is on the Mardasson hill, next to the Mardasson Memorial.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumsbutik
• Opbevaringsskabe

Bistrot de la Paix, open during museum hours, with a terrace and a view of the Mardasson Memorial; group menus by reservation. Shop with books and souvenirs, free access. Lockers with a €1 deposit; larger lockers behind the reception. Dogs are accepted in the shop and the bistro.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Firmaarrangementer

Op til 400 personer.

Four event rooms available for private hire by day and by evening, for up to 400 people, with local caterers; team-building offers (ride in period military vehicles, escape game, orienteering).

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