Museum

The Musée Mai–Juin 1940 (May-June 1940 Museum) in Margut is a small, one-room, private collection of chiefly military objects dating from the Battle of France in May and June 1940. These include military uniforms, weapons, ammunition, military equipment, documents, posters, photographs, flags, and other objects from the battlefield.   

The Musée Départemental de la Résistance et de la Déportation (Departmental Museum of Ressistance and Deportation) in Manneville-sur-Risle presents the history of resistance and deportation in the Manneville-sur-Risle commune and the surrounding Eure département during the Second World War. The museum’s collections include military and civilian objects as well as photographs, letters, publications, and posters created during wartime which relate local experiences of occupation, resistance, and deportation.

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 Maison Natale Charles de Gaulle (Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle) is the preserved home in which former French President Charles de Gaulle was born on November 22, 1890. The home of de Gaulle’s grandparents, it was a place to which he returned on vacation and for family reunions during his childhood.

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 La Couple: Centre d’Histoire et Planétarium 3D (‘La Coupole’ Historic Centre and 3D Planetarium) site is a museum housed within a former German bunker complex and V2 Rocket Base. Designed by the German Organisation Todt and constructed from 1943 to 1944, the site was intended as a major launching point for V2 Rockets against targets in England.

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.