Musée du 34e régiment d'infanterie
Free museum run by volunteers in the Bosquet barracks in Mont-de-Marsan, on the history of the 34th Infantry Regiment and the city’s other regiments.
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About the museum
The 34th Infantry Regiment was formed on January 17, 1625. It was garrisoned in Mont-de-Marsan from 1876 to 1997, alongside the 234th RI and the 141st RIT. At the start of the 20th century these regiments had a first museum near the city’s officers’ club; it left Mont-de-Marsan when the regiment was disbanded on December 31, 1921.
The present museum descends from an honor room inaugurated in the Bosquet barracks on September 16, 1994. When the regiment was disbanded in November 1997, the 34th RI’s Amicale (association) kept the room safe at members’ homes while waiting for a new space. The mayor of Mont-de-Marsan later promised that a museum would open in the barracks.
The museum now occupies the Solférino pavilion of the Bosquet barracks. Set up by the association’s volunteers, it preserves the memory of the Landais and Aquitaine people who served in these regiments, particularly during the two World Wars. It presents posters, flags, military equipment and documents, and is aimed at schoolchildren, history students and the general public.
Highlights
- Museum in the Solférino pavilion of the Bosquet barracks
- Flags, posters and military equipment of Mont-de-Marsan’s regiments
- Remembering the two World Wars
- Free admission
- Guided tours for groups by appointment
Permanent exhibition
- Exposition permanente du musée du 34e RI – Posters, flags, military equipment and documents about the lives of soldiers in the Mont-de-Marsan regiments, especially during the two World Wars.
- Founded
- 2006
- Operated by
- Amicale du 34e RI
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free for everyone.
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
A tourist guide states that the museum is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 60 min |
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Getting there & parking
The museum is located in the Bosquet barracks, Solférino pavilion, in Mont-de-Marsan; the tourist office is within walking distance.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
The association runs a shop.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Self-guided visit or guided tour; on special days, guided tours leave roughly every hour. Information panels in French. |
