Musée de la Déportation et de la Résistance
Municipal museum in Tarbes with free admission, on deportation and the Resistance in the Hautes-Pyrénées during the Second World War.
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About the museum
After the war, members of the Resistance and deportees committed to passing on the memory of this period to younger generations, in particular through the Concours national de la Résistance et de la Déportation, created in 1961. In the Hautes-Pyrénées, survivors and their families organized a traveling exhibition for schools in the 1980s, and several associations wanted to turn it into a museum as early as 1985.
In 1988 the exhibition moved into part of the Victor-Hugo school, a building erected a century earlier by Gustave-Joseph Labat. The founders designed the furniture, gathered texts and photographic reproductions, and received objects from former deportees and Resistance members. The museum opened its doors on January 7, 1989.
On December 1, 1992, the founding associations handed over the museum and its collections to the City of Tarbes. For a while, former Resistance members and deportees continued to guide school groups as witnesses; the city's museum department then took over the collections, educational work and programming.
The museum displays numerous photographs, press clippings, reproductions of posters and postage stamps on the Second World War. The objects in the display cases are originals: deportee uniforms, objects made in the camps, weapons and objects from the Resistance. It also houses a documentation center that can be consulted by appointment.
Highlights
- Deportee uniforms and objects made in the camps, all original
- Weapons and objects from the Resistance
- Photographs, posters, press clippings and stamps on the Second World War
- Local history of the 1930s and 1940s in the Hautes-Pyrénées
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Parcours permanent – Permanent exhibition in a former 19th-century school on the Second World War, deportation and the Resistance in the Hautes-Pyrénées.
- Founded
- 1989
- Operated by
- Ville de Tarbes (service des musées)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission. Exhibitions and cultural events (lectures, concerts, dramatized readings) are free, as are educational activities by reservation.
Accessibility
- Partially 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
The ground floor is accessible, but the upper floor is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.
Kids & families
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
For younger visitors, discovery booklets are available for ages 8 to 11 and 12 to 15; they can be downloaded online or requested at reception.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
City-center electric shuttle and buses T4 and T5.
Address: 63 rue Georges Lassalle, 65000 Tarbes.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Self-guided visits Monday to Friday. Guided tours take place on fixed dates (see the agenda) or on request by reservation, which is required at least 15 days in advance; capacity is limited to 25 people across the whole site. The museum offers schools, from primary to secondary level, free visits and workshops by reservation, and prepares students for the Concours national de la Résistance et de la Déportation. |
