What to expect

During the summer of 1944, Caen, the martyred city of the Liberation, was bombarded massively by the Allied armies. To pay homage to the suffering endured then, so as never to forget, here is the objective of this moving place of Norman memory. A visit to the Caen Memorial will allow you to trace the history of the 20th century from the Second World War until the fall of the Berlin Wall, to discover the daily life of its heroes, its victims and its executioners.

The museum complex integrates several sections: one is devoted to the Second World War in general, the second focused on the Allied landing and the Battle of Normandy. The third section deciphers the unstable geopolitical balances characteristic of the Cold War.

Opening hours for the Memorial of Caen

March 31st to September 30th: from 9am to 7pm
October 1st to December 31st: from 9:30 am to 6 pm

The Memorial of Caen will be closed on 5, 12, 19 and 26 November and on 3, 10, 17 and 25 December 2018
Please note that tickets must be printed. Digital tickets are not accepted and tickets will not be refunded if applicable.

Prices

Full Price (from 19 years old) : 19,80€
Reduced price: 17,50€ for children from 10 to 18 years old in individual, students, persons over 60 years old, teachers, accompanying persons with reduced mobility, military (in uniform or not)
Free for children under 10 years old accompanied and ex-combatants.

###Practical information

The museum puts at your service a nursery "Le Jardin d'enfants": children from 3 months to 10 years are taken care of free for a maximum duration of 3 hours.
For security reasons, large luggage/baggage and strollers are not allowed in the museum. Rental of baby carriers is available from the nursery school.
Lockers are available free of charge.

Arriving at the Memorial of Caen

By car: A13 motorway from Paris (2h) or A84 from Rennes, exit 7 of the northern ring road
By train: Gare Saint-Lazare from Paris (2h), then take a taxi or tramway A to the Saint-Pierre stop then bus n°2 direction La Folie - Mémorial
By city bus: Line n°2 direction La Folie - Mémorial from the city centre