Musée de la Grande Guerre du pays de Meaux - Meaux, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
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[FR] Le Musée de la Grande Guerre du pays de Meaux est un musée consacré à la Première Guerre mondiale inauguré le 11 novembre 2011. [EN] Jean-Pierre Verney, a passionate historian, collected objects and documents to tell the story of the WWI.
Waymark Code: WM12P2K
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 06/24/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MikeGolfJ3
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[FR] La concrétisation d’un projet de musée consacré à la Première Guerre mondiale dans le pays de Meaux fut rendue possible par l’acquisition en 2005 de la collection privée de Jean-Pierre Verney, spécialiste reconnu de ce conflit. Sans prétendre à l’exhaustivité, elle permet par sa diversité (uniformes, objets du quotidien, pièces d’artillerie, journaux…) d’aborder tous les aspects et de parler de tous les pays belligérants de ce premier conflit mondial.

Les visiteurs y découvriront notamment la reconstitution d’un champ de bataille avec une tranchée française, un no man’s land et une tranchée allemande.

[EN] In 2005, the town of Meaux bought the exceptional collection which consists of over 50 000 items and decided to build a museum in order to value their history!

Today, more than 65 000 items make up this collection!

The Great War museum holds a rich and diverse collection which tackles the conflict as well as the technical and military plans from a human and societal point of view. Discover full uniforms from the majority of the warring countries, weaponry and artillery, heavy machinery, objects from daily life on the front line and back home as well as many documents and a great range of artwork.
Theme:
World War I


Street Address:
Rue Lazare Ponticelli - 77100 Meaux


Food Court: yes

Gift Shop: yes

Hours of Operation:
Daily 09.30 am to 6.00 pm Closed Tuesdays, 1 May, 25 December, January 1st


Cost: 10.00 (listed in local currency)

Museum Size: Small

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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