The Musée de la Résistance de Castellane (Castellane Museum of Resistance) presents the history of resistance in the Castellane region during the Second World War. Initially located inside the territory of Vichy France before being fully occupied by German authorities in 1942, Castellane saw a variety of evolving resistance efforts.
The Mémorial Jean Moulin (Jean Moulin Memorial) commemorates the former house of Dr. Frédéric Dugoujon where on June 21, 1943, Jean Moulin together with Dugoujon and other resistance leaders Henri Aubry, Raymond Aubrac, Bruno Larat, André Lassagne, Albert Lacaze, and Émile Schwarzfeld were arrested by German authorities. Moulin was detained at Lyon's Montluc Prison, and was tortured by Gestapo Chief Klaus Barbie; on July 8, 1943, he died as a result of his injuries.
The Centre National d'Études de la Résistance et de la Déportation Edmond Michelet (Edmond Michelet Centre for National Studies on Resistance and Deportation) in Brive-la-Gaillarde is located within the former home of Michelet, a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War. With the German occupation of France in 1940, Michelet became involved in resistance efforts: under the name "Duval", he organized a group within the Combat movement, and in 1942 served as regional leader of the Movements Unis de la Résistance.
The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation du Cher (Cher Museum of Resistance and Deportation) records the history of resistance and deportation in the Cher départment during the Second World War. With the German occupation of France and the establishment of the Vichy Regime, the line of demarcation between the two zones spilt Cher in half: this posed challenges for the local population, and offered opportunities for resistance. The museum presents the history of local resistance through objects, documents, and testimony from those who experienced it.
The Centre Jean Moulin is an archives and research centre on the history of French resistance during the Second World War. Named for the first leader of the Conseil National de la Résistance (National Council of the Resistance) in 1943, the centre presents displays on the numerous different resistance groups and their evolution and collaboration over time. Documents kept by the centre include those related to resistance within France as well as personal documents belonging to Jean Moulin.
The Musée de la Résistance de Bondues (Bondues Museum of Resistance) is located within Fort Lobau, part of a series of military fortifications conceived following the Franco-Prussian War; construction was begun in 1878, and completed in 1884. Following German occupation of France during the Second World War, the fort was employed as a munitions depot and as housing for officers serving at the nearby Bondues air base. Later, the fort held captured members of the French Resistance: from March 1943 to May 1944, 68 were executed by firing squad.
The Centre de la Résistance, de la Déportation et de la Mémoire (Centre of Resistance, Deportation, and Memory) in Blois examines the history of resistance in Blois and the surrounding Loir-et-Cher départment during the Second World War. The museum presents a permanent exhibition containing period artifacts of resistance including documents, photographs, uniforms. etc. which describes resistance both locally and within the broader context of the war.
The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Besançon (Besançon Museum of Resistance and Deportation) is located within the Besançon Citadel, a Vauban fortification begun in 1668 and completed in 1711. German occupation of France during the Second World War saw the citadel employed as a detention camp for captured members of the French Resistance; approximately 100 were executed there by firing squad from 1941 to 1945.
The Musée de la Résistance du Mont-Mouchet (Museum of Resistance at Mont-Mouchet) commemorates the activities of French Resistance groups in the Mont-Mouchet and surrounding Auvergne region under the German occupation of France during the Second World War. The museum contains documents, photographs, period objects, and historical displays which provide insight on the war in general and on the motivations for, organization of, and activities conducted by local resistance groups specifically. At times, the Mont-Mouchet region served as a center for more than 2000 Resistance fighters.
The Centre Résistance et Déportation Arles et Pays d'Arles (Center for Resistance and Deportation in Arles and the Arles Region) records the history of Arles and the surrounding region from 1939 to 1945 through the lens of resistance and deportation. Its goal is to act as a place of collection, conservation, and research of documents and testimonies from the period, and to serve as a center of memory and historical education for local residents.
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.
