Normandy Victory Museum
Musée de la bataille des haies
We welcome you to the heart of the Cotentin marshes, in Carentan in Normandy.
In about twenty scenes, in the middle of an exhibition of more than 10,000 authentic collectibles, our museum invites you on a moving journey alongside those who have lived and made history. Whether they are combatants or civilians, national heroes or everyday heroes, we pay tribute to them.
Normandy Victory Museum
Museum of the battle of the hedges
The Normandy Victory Museum welcomes you in the heart of the Cotentin marshes, in Carentan in Normandy.
In twenty scenes, in the middle of an exhibition of more than 10 000 authentic collectibles, our museum invites you on a moving journey alongside those who have lived and who have made history. Whether soldiers or civilians, national heroes or everyday heroes, we pay tribute to them.
Focus on an event marking the history of the Second World War, the battle of the hedges or Hedgerows Hell.
Why come to the museum?
The director of the museum, Godefroy Beaussire and one of the founders Patrick Fissot take you on a tour of the Normandy Victory Museum. Why this museum? What do we see there? What do we do there? And what memory will you bring back?
Currently at the museum
Temporary exhibition
Women in war
The Battle of the Hedges is at the heart of the museum trail and constitutes the very identity of the structure. With a view to always enriching the place, the museum team as well as the collectors have decided to include new themes. Among these, the role of women during the Second World War occupies a special place at the end of the tour.
Temporary exhibition
Portraits of veterans
In collaboration with Florent Plana, known for his numerous interviews with veterans, we invite you to find in the heart of the stages of the museum, photographs of veterans. They are positioned in the museum in a coherent way with regard to the fights in which they participated. Each portrait is accompanied by a presentation in text form.
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Museum entrance
Access 10,000 objects, twenty sound stages and temporary indoor exhibitions. The exterior part: military vehicles, barges, etc. is freely accessible.
Adult price: 9 €
Family package
Large family
Take advantage of a reduction of 6 to 12 € with the family pass at 30 € for 2 adults and 3 or 4 children.
Price: 30 €
Tour in a 1940s Dodge
Embark in a DODGE WC military vehicle from the 1940s for a journey of around twenty minutes in the small Norman road.
Price: 30 €
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The museum shop
WW2 souvenirs and specialties
The Normandy Victory Museum has also it’s militaria shop, in which you can buy much more than DDay souvenirs. These are replicas of WW2 collectibles, re-enactment outfits, models and educational games for children. There is also a large selection of books about World War II. Popular writings but also specialized and technical titles. Books, videos, magazines are available to broaden your knowledge and understanding.All these military objects are for sale in our shop or on our website (being redesigned).
Beyond DDay, a historical blog
In Normandy, the Second World War did not stop on DDAY. In the months that followed, la Manche still experienced fierce battles: the Battle of the hedges (Hedgerow Hell), the offensive of la Haye du Puits, the battle of Saint-Lô, Operation Cobra, the breakthrough of Avranches. Why were so many cities razed to the ground? How did the allies regain control? And what was the daily life of locals during these weeks in wartime before the Liberation?
Our blog is regulary enriched with specialized and didactic articles written by our team of historiens and enthusists. We also give the floor to specialists of the Second World War but also to locals who paid a heavy price for the landing.
Our last posts
At Omaha Beach, Florent Plana pays tribute to the Bedford Boys. Behind the scenes of the shoot
Tourist guide passionate about the Second World War, Florent Plana is currently making a film scheduled for release in June 2022. Known for his interviews with veterans, he has a special link with Omaha Beach, on which have some scenes of the future film were shot. Before getting a preview at the Normandy Victory Museum next summer, take a look behind the scenes with us.
The hedgerow Hell, one of the Greatest Battles in History
The summer of 1944 witnessed terrible clashes between the US military and the German army in Normandy. For 11 weeks, in the Cotentin, then in the center and in the south of the Manche, the American army, led by General Eisenhower, fought hard against the troops of the Reich. The staff’s objective is to liberate Normandy and move towards Brittany and Mayenne, then towards eastern France. Sadly, nothing is going to turn out the way the Allies expected.
Lee Miller, the model, the woman and the war
Muse of the greatest artists of her time, Lee Miller embodied the feminine ideal of the 1930s. During the war, she proved to be an outstanding reporter at the time of the liberation of the camps. Photographing the enemy seems liberating for this bruised woman whose life and work are still intimately linked.
