Musée Vivant 14-18 Notre-Dame de Lorette
First World War museum on the Notre-Dame de Lorette hill, with reconstructed underground shelters, a diorama and a trench battlefield.
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Over het museum
The museum is on the Notre-Dame de Lorette hill, in the commune of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 15 km from Arras. The site was one of the most hotly contested battlefields from October 1914 to September 1915: some 188,000 soldiers, including 100,000 French, died defending or taking the Lorette spur. The hill today holds the largest French military cemetery, a basilica, the Tour-Lanterne and, since November 11, 2014, the Anneau de la Mémoire.
The museum displays more than 3,000 items from the Great War, along with life-size reconstructions of war scenes and underground shelters, with bilingual animations in French and English. An adjoining diorama offers more than 400 period glass stereoscopic views, spread across 25 viewers and arranged by theme, such as trenches, supplies, aviation, tanks and artillery.
Outside, the battlefield covers 3 hectares. Open to the public since 1996, it includes more than 1,000 metres of French and German trenches restored to their original positions, with armour plating, lookout slits, barbed wire, armoured turrets, machine guns, cannons, howitzers and trench mortars. Explanatory panels in French, English and German line the route.
Hoogtepunten
- More than 3,000 items on the First World War
- Life-size reconstructions of shelters with bilingual animations
- Diorama with more than 400 period stereoscopic views on 25 viewers
- 3-hectare battlefield with more than 1,000 metres of trenches
- Near the national cemetery and the Anneau de la Mémoire
Vaste collectie
- Musée vivant 1914-1918 – More than 3,000 items and life-size reconstructions of war scenes and shelters, with bilingual animations.
- Diorama 1914-1918 – More than 400 period glass stereoscopic views shown on 25 viewers, arranged by theme.
- Champ de bataille de Notre-Dame de Lorette – More than 1,000 metres of restored trenches across 3 hectares, with cannons, machine guns, armoured turrets and barbed wire.
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 5 |
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| Kinderen & jongeren | € 3Child rate for the Musée Vivant. |
| Groepen (vanaf 11 pers.) | € 6,50 p.p.Adult price per person for the Musée Vivant, the battlefield and the diorama at Notre-Dame de Lorette: €6.50 for 11 to 30 people, €6.40 for 31 to 50, €6.30 beyond that. School groups: €4.30, €4.20 or €4.00 depending on size. The driver and two accompanying adults per bus go free. |
| Notre-Dame de Lorette battlefield | € 1Visit duration: 20 minutes; in rainy weather, bring boots or a second pair of shoes. |
| 1914–1918 diorama, per viewer | € 0,4025 viewers; visit duration: 20 minutes. |
2024/2025 prices as shown on the website: Musée Vivant €5 (adult) and €3 (child). The same operator runs the La Targette military museum in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, with a combined group rate for both museums.
Toegankelijkheid
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Kinderen & gezin
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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
The museum is on the Notre-Dame de Lorette hill, 15 km from Arras, in the commune of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.
Route plannenService & horeca
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Gifts and souvenirs on sale. The group reception area in the diorama has 60 seats and can be used free of charge by groups for a picnic (by reservation).
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
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| Goed om te weten | Approximate visit times: 30 minutes for the museum, 20 minutes for the battlefield and 20 minutes for the diorama. Guided tours are possible for groups (up to 60 people): flat fee of €98 on weekdays and €125 on Sundays and public holidays, booked with the museum. The museum’s animations are in French and English. |
