Musée du débarquement Utah Beach

Over het museum

Utah Beach was the first beach attacked by the Allies on the morning of June 6, 1944; more than 23,000 American soldiers landed there during the day. The museum opened on June 6, 1962, on the initiative of Michel de Vallavieille, then mayor of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, who had gathered objects to pay tribute to the men of the landings.

The building was extended several times: an octagonal room for a model in 1964, a screening room in 1984, a panoramic room between the beach and the museum in 1994, and then a major renovation in 2011 with a hangar and a room for temporary exhibitions.

Today the 3,000 m² permanent exhibition follows ten sequences, from the German coastal defenses and the Occupation in the Cotentin to the Utah Beach artificial harbor and the advance towards Cherbourg. An authentic B-26 Marauder bomber is displayed in the hangar, and a documentary film retraces the operation. Several memorials stand around the museum.

Hoogtepunten

• Permanent route in ten sequences over 3,000 m²
• Authentic B-26 “Marauder” bomber in the hangar
• Film “La Plage de la Victoire”
• Memorials around the museum and access to the beach
• Collection of vehicles, equipment and testimonies

Vaste collectie

• Exposition permanente en dix séquences – A chronological route covering the German coastal defenses, the Cotentin under the Occupation, the Allies’ strategy, D-Day at Utah Beach, naval, air and land forces, the link-up of the landing sectors, the advance towards Cherbourg and the artificial harbor.

Opgericht

1962

Bezoekers per jaar

ca. 200.000 (2024)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Also free for residents of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, group escorts, bus drivers, tourism professionals and WWII veterans. Tickets are booked online.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• 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 is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility; only a few outdoor areas are not. Tourisme et Handicap label for motor disabilities, two elevators, reserved parking spaces, and a wheelchair lent at reception (an ID document is kept during the visit).

Kinderen & gezin

School programs and workshops for pupils from CE2 to 3e; no detailed family offer is published.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

From Caen: RN13 towards Cherbourg, then D913 to Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, then 5 km to the beach. From Cherbourg: RN13 towards Caen, then D70 to Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, then 5 km to the beach. EV charging point in Blosville (Total station, 11 km away), as well as in Carentan and Sainte-Mère-Église.

Service & horeca

• Restaurant

Independent restaurant on the site. Small dogs are welcome if carried in a bag.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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