Museums: Calvados: 17 English-Speaking Business Directory Entries in The AngloFILE 4 Commando Museum: Collection of weaponry and uniforms, a scale model of the Landings and a video at the 4 Commando of British and French soldiers. At Place Alfred Thomas in Ouistreham (14). Print this entry Tel: 02 31 96 63 10 Arromanches 360°: Wraparound 360 degree cinema shows archive film footage shot by war correspondents in June 1944 and modern film of the same image. At Chemin du Calvaire, Arromanches (14). Website · (new window) Print this entry Send an e-mail Tel: 02 31 22 30 30 Fax: 02 31 22 33 55 Atlantic Wall Museum: Musum in the concrete tower of the German HQ which commanded the batteries along the Orne Estuary. Restored to look as it would have on the night of June 6th, 1944. At Boulevard du 6 Juin in Ouistreham (14). Print this entry Send an e-mail Tel: 02 31 97 28 69 Fax: 02 31 96 66 05 D Day to Paris - The Liberation of France Museum: D Day landings to the liberation of Paris. Artefacts, photographs and publications of the time tell the story. Documentaries and music in both French and English. Open Wednesday to Saturday. 1, Route D'Omaha Beach, Ste Honorine des Pertes. Print this entry Send an e-mail Tel: 02 31 21 44 68 General de Gaulle Memorial: Museum in the 15th century Governor's House: photos, documents and memoires of General de Gaulle. At 10 rue Bourbesneur in Bayeux (14). Print this entry Tel: 02 31 92 45 55 Fax: 02 31 51 28 29 Gold Beach Museum: Scale models, photos and memorabilia of the British bridgehead on Gold Beach and the attack of June 6th 1944. At Centre Saint-Exupéry 2 place Amiral Byrd, Ver-sur-Mer (14). Print this entry Tel: 02 31 22 58 58 Fax: 02 31 22 58 58 Juno Beach Center: Recently opened memorial to the Canadian part in the war. Separate rooms to visit and a focus on information for children with interactive exhibits. Guided tours on request. At La voie des Francais Libre in Courseulles-sur-Mer (14). Website · (new window) Print this entry Send an e-mail Tel: 02 31 37 32 17 Fax: 02 31 37 83 69 Maisy Battery: Recently uncovered German gun battery which had been hidden for 60 years. Open 7 days a week from 10:00 - 18:00. Route des Perruques, Grandcamp Maisy (14).
Website · (new window) Print this entry Send an e-mail Tel: 06 78 04 56 25 Musee d'Ethnographier et d'Art Populaire Normand: 10 typically Norman rooms decorated with furniture, objects and art from the past. At the rue de la prison in Honfleur (14).
Print this entry Tel: 02 31 89 14 12 Musee de la Marine: Naval/nautical artefacts including model boats woodwork. At Quai Saint-Etienne, Honfleur (14).
Print this entry Tel: 02 31 89 14 12 Musee de Normandie Chateau: At the Chateau's decorative arts museum, open from 09:30-18:00 every day except Tuesday. In Caen (14).
Website · (new window) Print this entry Tel: 02 31 30 47 60 Fax: 02 31 30 47 69 Musee du Chemin de Fer Miniature: One of the biggest miniature railways in Europe with 400m of track, 250 locomotives, 450 carriages, 650 house and more. Crepes and cider to consume in the garden. At Les Fours a Chaux in Clecy (14). Website · (new window) Print this entry Send an e-mail Tel: 02 31 69 07 13 Fax: 02 31 67 98 10 Musee du Debarquement: Museum devoted to the Normandy Landings with guided visits in four languages at Pl du 6 Juin in Arromanches Les Bains (14).
Website · (new window) Print this entry Tel: 02 31 22 34 31 Fax: 02 31 92 68 83 Musee Eugene Boudin: Paintings, traditional costume and temporary exhibitions. At the place Erik Satie in Honfleur (14).
Print this entry Tel: 02 31 89 54 00 Musee Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie: Museum devoted to the Battle of Normandy. English spoken. At Bd Fabian Ware in Bayeux (14).
Print this entry Send an e-mail Tel: 02 31 51 46 90 Fax: 02 31 51 46 91 Pegasus Memorial Museum: The Pegasus Memorial Museum traces events during the night of June 5th-6th 1944 and the capture of the Pegasus Bridge. At ave Major Howard Ranville (14). Website · (new window) Print this entry Send an e-mail Tel: 02 31 78 19 44 Fax: 02 31 78 19 42 Tapisserie de Bayeux: The 11th century Bayeux Tapestry presented in this museum at the Centre Guillaume le Conquerant 13 bis, rue de Nesmond in Bayeux (14).
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