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Museum dedicated to the D-Day landings, near Utah Beach. A great place to visit in Sainte-Mère-Église.
The Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mère-Eglise is one of the best-known museums dedicated to the D-Day landings, and is located on the town’s church square. With its 4 buildings and modern, interactive and spectacular scenography, the museum guides you in the footsteps of the American paratroopers of D-Day. Here, you can board a real glider, the only one of its kind in France, or a C-47 aircraft like the paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions at the time, to relive the fighting in the marshes... The museum’s film, "Les chemins de la Liberté", shown in the large cinema, emotionally explains the fates of the men who came to Utah Beach to save Europe. The museum also offers a tour based around a C-47 aircraft, a true veteran of the Normandy landings, plunging you into the world of American paratroopers. From the briefing room, with its larger-than-life hologram, a large-screen film explains Operation Overlord, and realistic statues tell the story of the men who made D-Day happen. The year 2024 promises to be particularly rich for the Airborne Museum: coinciding with the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the museum’s 60th anniversary, a long period of renovation work will come to an end. This will include the opening of a 5th building entirely dedicated to gliders, the renovation of the former glider area and the complete redesign of the museum grounds. A must-see!
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Opening time and information on AIRBORNE MUSEUM
Quality Tourism. Closed in December and January (except during school vacations). Closed December 24, 25 and 31 and January 1. Open every day. May to August: 9am to 7pm. April to September: 10am to 6:30pm. October to March: 10am to 6pm. Free for children under 6. Adults: €9.90. Children (aged 6 to 16): €6. Vacation vouchers. Accessible for PRM but not certified. Children's welcome (educational booklets). Gift store. Activities.
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It is situated in the centre of Sainte-Mère-Eglise, in front of the church tower where John Steele got caught. The Museum offers a trip which gives you the opportunity to understand and experience the D-Day and the Airborne invasion. Discover historical objects donated by American veterans, an authentic glider and a C-47 plane which took part in D-Day.
Neptune Operation : in the third and new building, be prepared to parachute on the 6th of June 1944! Board a C-47 in England then land in the church square in Sainte-Mère-Eglise and take part in the following battles.
Discover also a film that illustrates the life under the German occupation and the Liberation of Sainte-Mère-Eglise and Cotentin.
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Members' reviews on AIRBORNE MUSEUM
Activités intéressantes et très bien faites.
Tout est accessible aux enfants... qui ressortent ravis.
À faire sans hésitation.