Musée de la Chouannerie, de la Vendée et des Guerres de l’Ouest
Museum housed in a German bunker built in 1941: more than 400 items on the Chouannerie, the Vendée and the Wars of the West (1793–1832).
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Over het museum
The museum was founded in 1985 and was symbolically opened on July 14 by Guy Halna du Fretay. It presents itself as the only museum in France devoted to the Chouannerie, the Vendée and the Wars of the West. It is located at the entrance to the Quiberon peninsula, south of Plouharnel, in a blockhouse-infirmary built by the German army in 1941.
The site lies on the republican defense line of the Battle of Quiberon in July 1795, in which the Chouan troops and the émigrés under d’Hervilly fought the armies of General Hoche. From the museum you can see the Sainte-Barbe hill, where Hoche stationed himself to follow the battle.
More than 400 items (maps, documents, weapons, costumes, objects, prints and military figurines) trace the events of the Wars of the West from 1793 to 1832, displayed in cases and with explanatory panels. The highlights include a guillotine and the portrait of Georges Cadoudal, the only known portrait made during his lifetime (1804), which the museum acquired in 2010.
Hoogtepunten
- More than 400 items on the Wars of the West from 1793 to 1832
- Museum housed in a German blockhouse-infirmary built in 1941
- Portrait of Georges Cadoudal painted in 1804
- Military figurines, weapons, costumes and period documents
- Guillotine on display
Vaste collectie
- Chouannerie, Vendée et guerres de l’Ouest (1793-1832) – Maps, documents, weapons, costumes, prints and military figurines, along with a guillotine and the 1804 portrait of Cadoudal.
- Opgericht
- 1985
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 9 |
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| Met korting | € 7Ages 12 to 18 and students |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 7gratis t/m 11 jaar · Free for children under 12; €7 for ages 12 to 18. |
| Studenten | € 7 |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | € 7 p.p.For groups of 10 or more. 1 hour 30 minutes guided tour with a licensed guide, available by reservation all year, with a supplement of €70. |
Prices are published on the museum’s website. The Morbihan tourist board states that visitors with disabilities are welcome and that animals are accepted.
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Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 1,5 uur |
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| Goed om te weten | 1 hour 30 minutes guided tour for groups of 10 or more, by reservation all year (€70 supplement). |
