Espace mémoriel de la Résistance et de la Déportation de la Charente
Educational centre run by the Charente Department in Angoulême, presenting the Resistance, repression and deportation between 1939 and 1945 from a local perspective.
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About the museum
The Espace mémoriel de la Résistance et de la Déportation is located at 34 rue de Genève, in the historic centre of Angoulême. It succeeds the Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation d'Angoulême, which had been attached to the Charente Departmental Archives since August 2009. The current setup was created in 2014 and is run by the Charente Department.
The permanent route combines archive images, texts, maps, objects and audiovisual media. It covers five major themes of the 1939–1945 period: the occupation, repression, deportation, the Resistance and liberation, always with a focus on Charente.
The site is also a place of learning. It offers teachers educational files, exhibition booklets, loanable exhibitions and video testimonies collected in 2014, in connection with the Concours national de la Résistance et de la Déportation.
Highlights
- Permanent route in five themes covering 1939–1945
- Focus on the history of Charente
- Video testimonies from former resistance fighters and deportees
- Free self-guided visit
- Educational files and loanable exhibitions for schools
Permanent exhibition
- Parcours permanent – Five thematic modules on the occupation, repression, deportation, the Resistance and liberation in Charente between 1939 and 1945.
- Operated by
- Département de la Charente
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free self-guided visit.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to the Angoulême tourist office, the building is fully accessible, including for independent wheelchair users. The site holds the “Tourisme et Handicap” label according to Guide Tourisme France.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided visits for groups of all ages, up to 30 people, by reservation, in French. School groups receive a mediated visit with a discovery booklet. Individual guided visits are possible on request. |
