The Mémorial Nationale de la Prison de Montluc (Montluc Prison National Memorial) in Lyon is located at the site of the former Montluc prison, best known for its use by German occupation authorities to intern prisoners and deportees from January 1943 to August 1944.
The Musée Départmental de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Lorris (Lorris Departmental Museum of Resistance and Deportation) presents the history of resistance and deportation in the Loiret départment during the Second World War.
The Musée de la Résistance de Limoges (Limoges Museum of Resistance) presents the history of occupation, resistance, and deportation in the city of Limoges and the surrounding region during the Second World War.
The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation en Ardèche (Museum of Resistance and Deportation in Ardèche) presents the history of occupation, resistance, and deportation in the Ardèche départment during the Second World War.
The Maison d’Izieu (Izieu House) is a museum and memorial which presents the history of the Holocaust in France, particularly the experiences of Jewish children, and informs the visitor on the crimes committed during that time as well as the subsequent establishment of international laws and commemoration.
The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l’Isère (Isère Museum of Resistance and Deportation) in Grenoble presents the history of resistance and deportation in Grenoble and the surrounding Isère départment during the Second World War.
The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Forges-les-Eaux (Forges-les-Eaux Museum of Resistance and Deportation) presents the history of resistance and deportation in the town and region during the Second World War.
Collections include military and civilian objects are assembled from both large private collections and individual donations and are presented in two major exhibition spaces, one on each floor of the two-story building. The ground floor space presents war, occupation, and resistance, and displays items including:
The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Picardie (Museum of Resistance and Deportation in Picardie) in Tergnier presents the history of resistance and deportation in the region during the First and Second World Wars. The museum presents the region’s wartime experiences through three permanent exhibitions on the Second World War:
The purpose of this website is to offer a guide to both general public and researchers of the museums of European political and violence, what content they offer and the topics that are not sufficiently represented. This website wants to help us to rethink the realities, shortcomings and possibilities of Public History in Europe.
This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
