memorial_de_caen FRANCE

Le Mémorial de Caen, a destination that is not to be missed by tourists in Normandy, is today one of the first memory sites in Europe, with nearly 400,000 visitors per year. Le Mémorial de Caen has received several awards for its quality of reception and the wealth and quality of its content and offers several packages including guided tours.

Inaugurated on June 6, 1988 by François Mitterrand, Le Mémorial de Caen is a major modern museum dedicated to the history of the 20th Century. Its innovative and emotionally charged presentation invites the visitors to take a journey through history and a consideration of the planet's future in three museum spaces : the Second World War, the Cold War and the Worlds for Peace. Le Mémorial de Caen definitely incites the visitors to consider the fragility of Peace and Human Rights.