JUNO BEACH CENTER
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A must-see museum and cultural centre featuring a landscaped park and an impressive bunker with a covered gallery.
Designed with the family in mind, the Juno Beach Centre offers a clear and educational approach to remembrance. The only Canadian museum on the D-Day landing beaches, it puts the spotlight on the civilian and military commitment of the Canadian population, little known to the general public, despite the fact that 45,000 Canadians lost their lives, including 5,500 during the Battle of Normandy and 381 on June 6, 1944. Its location, on the very spot where the Canadians landed on D-Day, allows a different approach to the events. Both a museum and a cultural centre, founded by veterans and volunteers in 2003, the site continues to innovate. Located in front of and around the Centre, Juno Park contains remnants of the Atlantic Wall. Guided tours of the beach and the observation and command bunker, in place since 1944, are offered from April to October. Also worth seeing are the commemorative sculpture Rekindled Remembrance, the Inuksuk, the cannons (Bofor 44 mm, Mark II) and the commemorative bricks dedicated to Canadians. Since 2019, the Juno Beach Centre has been committed to a sustainable development approach: a preferential low-carbon rate is even granted to visitors who come by train, bus or bicycle! In the same vein, the "Faces of Canada Today" permanent exhibition space has been given a facelift, using natural materials and designing its entire scenography around the poppy motif. The space will open in time for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, on June 6, 2024.
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Si j'ai un conseil à donner, prenez en plus de la place le supplément pour visiter la plage avec un guide canadien qui vous fera découvrir les bunkers avoisinant tout en donnant des explications vraiment complètes.