Musée Mémorial des Parachutistes

Over het museum

The museum is housed in the School of Airborne Troops (École des troupes aéroportées, ETAP), founded in 1947 in Pau. It developed around the school's hall of honour, inaugurated in 1964, when the museum opened. In 1984 it became the national museum of the paratroopers, a tradition museum of the French Army. The present museum was inaugurated in 1997.

The route traces the history of French paratroopers from the pioneers of 1937 to contemporary operations, through the Second World War, Indochina and Algeria. It covers around 1,200 m² and presents chronological displays, figures in action settings, weapons and period uniforms, vehicles and aircraft, including a Noratlas, a Transall and helicopters.

At the heart of the museum, a crypt pays tribute to disbanded units and to paratroopers who fell in combat; it houses, among other things, the flags of several disbanded regiments. The museum also has a documentation centre with nearly 1,400 books and photographic archives. It operates thanks to the support association UNP 640, the local section of the Union nationale des parachutistes, and its volunteers. According to the museum, it holds more than 10,000 items.

Hoogtepunten

• Chronological route from 1937 to present-day operations
• Figures in action settings, uniforms, weapons and parachutes
• Noratlas and Transall aircraft and helicopters on display
• “In Memoriam” crypt with the flags of disbanded regiments
• Jump logbook and playful route for children

Vaste collectie

• Parcours permanent sur les troupes aéroportées françaises – Around 1,200 m² of chronological displays, figures, equipment, vehicles and aircraft, from the pioneers of 1937 to present-day operations.
• La crypte In Memoriam – A space for reflection in tribute to disbanded units and paratroopers who fell in combat, with the flags of several regiments.

Opgericht

1964

Beheerder

Musée de tradition de l'armée de Terre, école des troupes aéroportées ; association de soutien : section UNP 640 de l'Union nationale des parachutistes

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Free admission, with an optional donation; free for school groups. The museum is recognised as being of general interest, and donations may qualify for a tax reduction.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

A family route gives children a jump logbook with riddles and observation games led by the character Pépin; a souvenir certificate is handed out at the end.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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