Musée de Thiepval

Over het museum

The Musée de Thiepval is the second site of the Historial de la Grande Guerre, run by the Somme department. The Historial has welcomed visitors in Thiepval since 2004; the current site museum opened on June 1, 2016, near the Franco-British memorial, in the heart of the Somme battlefields.

The route begins with a free welcome and interpretation centre presenting the Great War, the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and the creation of the memorial site. The museum then comprises seven spaces that are both independent and complementary: an animated map of the front from 1914 to 1918, the room devoted to the summer 1916 offensive, an area on German soldiers, another on the French and the battles of the Somme, a room for the missing, an area on the aces of aviation and an epilogue on the memorial landscape of the Somme.

The highlight is the panorama by Joe Sacco: a 60-metre-long fresco on glass that tells the story of the first day of the offensive, July 1, 1916, hour by hour. Around a central pit, objects and archaeological remains engage in dialogue with the drawn scenes.

Hoogtepunten

• 60-metre panorama by Joe Sacco of July 1, 1916
• Central pit with objects and archaeological remains
• Space dedicated to the missing of the Battle of the Somme
• Life-size replica of Georges Guynemer's aircraft
• Free welcome centre with a database of around 11,000 missing

Vaste collectie

• Panorama de Joe Sacco : le 1er juillet 1916 – 60-metre fresco on glass recounting the first day of the Franco-British offensive, with a central pit of objects and remains.
• Les disparus de la Somme – Small room on soldiers whose bodies were never found, with an interactive installation, letters, documents and personal belongings.
• Les as de l’aviation – Large hall with a scale replica of Georges Guynemer's aircraft and portraits of First World War pilots.

Opgericht

2016

Beheerder

Département de la Somme

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Access to the welcome and interpretation centre is free. Free entry also for journalists with a press card, teachers who have booked a class visit, and holders of an ICOM card. School rate: €3. Payment in cash, by bank card, cheque, holiday vouchers and Pass Culture.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The museum holds the Tourisme et Handicap label. Staff are trained and provide information at the reception about the tools available.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

The route suits all ages. The activity booklet “Jouons au musée” and age-specific activity booklets are available at reception. Workshops for families and young audiences during school holidays, by reservation.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is near the Franco-British memorial. By car, follow the villages of Maricourt, Bazentin, Longueval and Pozières, then Thiepval.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel
• Wifi

Free Wi-Fi in both museums of the Historial. Bookshop and museum shop, coffee and cold drink vending machines, rest area, toilets and picnic area.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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