Musée 39 - 45

The Musée 39 - 45 contains objects, weapons, equipment, civilian clothing, and military uniforms dating from the Second World War. Founded by military collectors Denis Barbe and Christophe Deschodt, the museum presents thousands of individual artifacts; more than 120 museum mannequins are displayed as personnel from numerous armed forces, equipped with period uniforms and weaponry and displayed in wartime situations. Demonstrating the international scope of the conflict, the museum aims to represent the realities of warfare faced by soldiers of different nations.     

Espace Mémoriel de la Résistance et de la Déportation

L'Espace Mémoriel de la Résistance et de la Déportation (Memorial to Resistance and Deportation) traces the history of resistance and deportation in Agen and in the surrounding Lot-et-Garonne départment from 1939 through 1944. The memorial space contains period documents and objects, and is designed to capture the varied wartime experiences of citizens, local resistance groups, and those who faced or experienced deportation.