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Being a museum of reference, our Somme 1916 Museum is located inside a tunnel that dates back to the 13th century, rehabilitated into an air-raid shelter in 1938.
The museum opened its doors on the 1st of July 1992 following repairs and rehabilitation, and it’s at 10m below ground, after having descended the 62 steps into a 250m long gallery, where you may discover the life of our soldiers in the trenches during the 1st of July 1916 offensive.
With an exceptionally rich collection, you will discover our display cases presenting various objects, material and weapons used in that period. The display cases also allow for better understanding of evolution in weaponry and the appearance of new technologies such as gas and tanks… 15 scenes displaying the trenches allow for a very grasping reality, to understand the lives of the French, British and German soldiers during World War I, by different scenes such as : the First Aid Post, the winter, letter writing, society games, trench art confection etc…
You have the opportunity to have a guided tour of the battlefield or museum in several languages (French – English – German – Dutch). Our guide team is bilingual French / English and one of them speaks all these languages.
An original way to combine history and language learning.
A permanent exhibition room The Gallery of Heroes, inaugurated in 2011, presents in a fun way the life of nine men and women heroes who have distinguished themselves during this period! This takes place in the old souvenir shop of 48m2 which has been transformed into “Hall of Heroes”.
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