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House designed to preserve and showcase the two barracks of the Philipp Morris transit camp.
The Maison du Patrimoine et des Cités provisoires, inaugurated in 2019, aims to preserve and showcase two barracks from the "Philip Morris" transit camp built by the US army on the Gonfreville plateau in 1945. 35,000 soldiers were stationed there. After their departure, the temporary housing units took in more than 12,000 disaster victims from Le Havre. Today, one is dedicated to the history of the camp and temporary housing, the other to life in the 1960s.
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Bookings required on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am-5pm, and on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Open house Wednesday and Saturday, 2pm to 5:30pm. Free admission. Guided tours.
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The Maison du Patrimoine et des Cités Provisoires is a museum located in Gonfreville-l'Orcher. A visit to this address will enable you to learn more about life in the post-war cités d'urgence. Set up on the site of a disused American military camp, they took in disaster victims from Le Havre. You'll discover models, as well as audio and video testimonials. The museum also features a reconstruction of a 1960s dwelling to immerse you in past history. A destination for an immersive and original experience!
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