Centre Juno Beach

Over het museum

The Juno Beach Centre grew out of an idea from Canadian veterans who, from 1994, wanted to create a permanent place of memory for all Canadians who served in the Second World War. Garth Webb, a veteran of the Normandy landings, is its founder. The centre opened on June 6, 2003, on a site of one and a half hectares made available by the town of Courseulles-sur-Mer, opposite the beach where the Canadian troops landed.

The project, with a budget of around 10 million Canadian dollars, was financed by private funds and by the governments of Canada and France. The centre belongs to a Canadian charity, the Juno Beach Centre Association, headquartered in Ontario, which also runs it.

The permanent exhibition uses photographs, documents, testimonies, objects and multimedia displays to present Canadians who served at the front as well as on the home front. A cinema was opened in 2013, temporary exhibitions follow one another, and the room devoted to today’s Canada was reworked in 2024. Outside, the bunkers in front of the building can be visited with a guide.

Hoogtepunten

• Permanent exhibition on Canadians at the front and at home during the war
• Guided visit of the bunkers and tunnels in front of the museum
• “Explore Juno” trail for young visitors, with interactive modules
• Film shown in the centre’s cinema
• Juno Park opposite the museum and the “Juno Caching” treasure hunt

Vaste collectie

• Exposition permanente – Trail on Canadians mobilized at the front or on the home front during the Second World War, with photographs, documents, testimonies and objects.
• Explore Juno – Interactive route for young people and families on Canada during the war.

Opgericht

2003

Beheerder

Juno Beach Centre Association (association canadienne)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission for veterans and widows of the Second World War and for disabled war veterans. The “bas carbone” (low-carbon) rate requires proof of a train journey in the previous month, a validated regional transport ticket or a photo of your parked bike. Payment in cash (euros) or by card.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum visit is only step-free, with benches and chairs available. The guided visit of the bunkers is not accessible to wheelchair users. Magnifying glasses and a welcome folder with a braille map are free, as are noise-reducing headphones; a hearing loop is offered. The toilets are in the main atrium. The Webb Visit app lets you adjust text size, contrast and a font for people with dyslexia. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are admitted to the museum.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

The “Explore Juno” trail for young visitors offers interactive modules and touchscreens, with a closing discussion with a Canadian guide in English, French, Dutch and German. The free treasure hunt “Juno Caching” has ten stages in Juno Park; the leaflet can be downloaded and printed. The family pass covers up to 2 adults and 3 children over 8.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Taxis wait in front of the Caen and Bayeux stations; the trip to Courseulles costs about €40 to €65. GPS address: Voie des Français Libres, 14470 Courseulles-sur-Mer.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Souvenir shop on site. No café is mentioned, but several restaurants are nearby. Suitcases and backpacks are not admitted to the museum.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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