A stone‘s throw from the Pointe Saint Mathieu, step back in time in this exceptional German command post bunker.

On 5 floors, discover a museum focused on personal accounts and anecdotes, illustrated by thousands of objects, documents and photographs. Underground, experience the daily life of soldiers on the Atlantic Wall.

Then, in the many themed rooms, relive the History of the war in Brittany, told by those who lived trhough it.

And finally, discover the unique panorama offered by the rooftop observation posts over the entrance to the Bay of Brest, the Crozon peninsula and the island of Ushant.

Musée Mémoire 39-45 - 1939-2017

A stone‘s throw from the Pointe Saint Mathieu, step back in time in this exceptional German command post bunker.

On 5 floors, discover a museum focused on personal accounts and anecdotes, illustrated by thousands of objects, documents and photographs. Underground, experience the daily life of soldiers on the Atlantic Wall.

Then, in the many themed rooms, relive the History of the war in Brittany, told by those who lived trhough it.

And finally, discover the unique panorama offered by the rooftop observation posts over the entrance to the Bay of Brest, the Crozon peninsula and the island of Ushant.

The “Musée Mémoires 39-45” is a childhood dream.

We are two brothers, Aurélien and Clément Coquil, passionate about History, or rather passionate about all the individual experiences of senior Bretons during WW2.
All these stories that make History.
We have been collecting these memories for more than 20 years, from combatants and their families and from civilians caught upin the turmoil. It is these accounts and real-life experiences that could very well come from your parents or grandparents that you will find in the museum, illustrated by objects and photographs.
We are always interested in accounts and mementoes from this period, do not hesitate to contact us!

The “Musée Mémoires 39-45” is a childhood dream.

We are two brothers, Aurélien and Clément Coquil, passionate about History, or rather passionate about all the individual experiences of senior Bretons during WW2.
All these stories that make History.
We have been collecting these memories for more than 20 years, from combatants and their families and from civilians caught upin the turmoil. It is these accounts and real-life experiences that could very well come from your parents or grandparents that you will find in the museum, illustrated by objects and photographs.
We are always interested in accounts and mementoes from this period, do not hesitate to contact us!

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Annika Frommknecht
18:02 09 Jan 25
If there's one thing the French can do, it's museums! This one is dedicated to the German occupation and what the Allies luckily did with it. We can be forever grateful! The development of the situation between 39 and 45 is presented on a total of 5 floors. Scenes that were certainly the same are shown, accompanied by audio, with these initially being set to music in German. Contemporary witness reports provide additional and very clear explanations without appearing cheesy! Then you go through all the stages of development in this bunker. Captivity, Resistance, Allies. Here too, there are always contemporary witness reports. An air raid can be relived as a simulation, very impressive. There is also a small outdoor area with a US tank, a few anti-aircraft guns and a trench, but it is too styled to appear remotely realistic. This could have been improved somewhat if necessary. Otherwise: worth every cent!!! Thanks. Admission: €8.50, as of August '24. Explanations in French, English and German. Recommendation for families: not suitable for children under 12! They might not fully explain the story behind it and some things might be a bit disturbing.
David Martin
15:39 04 Jan 25
A true reality
Therese Cottard
20:39 03 Jan 25
Very good welcome very goodThe exhibitions are of quality
Damien Davranche
11:57 03 Jan 25
Top sincerely nothing to complain about. Clean, clear installation, top decor. A largely reasonable price. Friendly welcome... We will come back if we come back to the area. Thanks to these enthusiasts
Davy Le Gall
11:02 31 Dec 24
Exceptional museum!!!You absolutely must not miss the simulation!!!
Philippe Pa25
04:03 29 Dec 24
An exceptional museum for those interested in this period of our history. Men, weapons, uniforms, anecdotes are very well presented.An enriching visit.
nadege craquelin
21:42 27 Dec 24
Michael van Engelen
20:24 23 Dec 24
Wasn’t aware of any war time installations in the area. 🙄 So, as a history nerd, I had to go there and found a pretty decent museum. Well maintained and very explanatory. It’s basically around a former German artillery position. Interesting stuff is shown.
Antoin D
16:41 17 Dec 24
Unavoidable. Friendly owner and very interesting museum.
Lucie Mossard
10:39 17 Dec 24
Very beautiful museum on several floors, with indoor and outdoor parts
Arthur 0101 O
15:36 06 Dec 24
It is really worth it in summer. The outside is really beautiful by seeing the fort and the inside is also really interesting because you can discover how everyone lived underground.
Benell27 Deslandes
13:18 25 Nov 24
Superb place
Louis Hocquaux
12:18 17 Nov 24
Came in 2017 with my parents, great exhibition and above all I put myself in the place of an average French person who is terrified in a cellar rich in sound and light which recreates the Second World War
Jacinthe Arsenault
20:37 14 Nov 24
Maïté
23:15 10 Nov 24
Beautiful place with a view of everything. Discover what happened during the war as they experienced it.
Camille Tagliavini
23:06 09 Nov 24
everything is perfect the thing that needs to be improved is at the beginning there are explanations but with not much light I had to take out my phone and meter the flash
Joel DE GUIDEL
20:25 06 Nov 24
Passionate about history, it was with great pleasure that I visited this museum. Impressive bunker. Beautiful pieces presented. Recommended for any history buff.Very friendly welcome.Easy access and parking.
jean luc renaud
20:21 03 Nov 24
Patricia Paul
11:22 03 Nov 24
Nicolas Giroux
20:14 01 Nov 24
Sabine Ebert-Luckhardt
13:21 31 Oct 24
Tytof Le Gall
10:50 26 Oct 24
Sylvain Houllier
15:10 25 Oct 24
Andy Dolinski
14:34 25 Oct 24
This is a wonderful museum and I love the way they have framed the stories - both known facts and stories from those who lived the experience first hand. Took us over 2 hours to read through everything. Worth a visit!
jennifer bonthonou
14:36 21 Oct 24
Fox 49
16:56 20 Oct 24
Le Gall Bernard
14:40 17 Oct 24
Bernard Gerves
16:37 16 Oct 24
Serge Bodin
17:13 13 Oct 24
Constance BESSE
20:28 06 Oct 24
Enzo Bouet
16:09 06 Oct 24
Serge Thomas
15:03 06 Oct 24
Samuel Bernard
14:23 29 Sep 24
Aleksei Anikeev
11:49 25 Sep 24
One of the most interesting places in western France. A place where history stopped. Thanks to enthusiasts, this command centre, built by the Germans, has been restored and restored to its original state. It is accessible to everyone.
Jean Marc Teyssier
16:20 18 Sep 24
bazan
11:34 18 Sep 24
Elaine Barker
13:30 16 Sep 24
Interesting place lots of information on ww2 in 3 languages..well laid out easy to read displays and so many objects of interest and moving personal stories..left feeling quite emotional..well worth a visit.
Mat Z
20:12 15 Sep 24
Roger King
08:43 13 Sep 24
Franck BOURDOIS
20:05 11 Sep 24
Monia Lupini
19:08 11 Sep 24
Philippe Van Os
18:12 10 Sep 24
ana rodrigues
17:09 10 Sep 24
Laurie & Vincent
18:16 09 Sep 24
Christian Quirin
18:12 09 Sep 24
Nicolas Pouvreau
06:06 09 Sep 24
will w
19:31 07 Sep 24
Loïc KERIVIN
16:28 07 Sep 24
René Altéro
08:36 06 Sep 24
Cecile
10:05 03 Sep 24
Richard Scholes
16:18 02 Sep 24
A really interesting museum and excellent value for money
Ribelles Francis
11:22 01 Sep 24
Mélissa Clech
11:50 31 Aug 24
eric alboussiere
10:57 31 Aug 24
Marie Béatrice Remaud
18:42 30 Aug 24
Guillaume Delmas
17:53 30 Aug 24
Nicole Uguen
13:57 30 Aug 24
Zoey Empson
19:59 28 Aug 24
Bera
17:23 26 Aug 24
Valérie Année
16:12 23 Aug 24
Steven van Vessum
17:48 21 Aug 24
The bunker is in great condition. The museum is small but very informative, and with the museum being small it has a very personal and special feel to it.
Martine MAGNIN
06:18 21 Aug 24
Etienne Landuré
09:50 20 Aug 24
Alexandre CORET
11:12 19 Aug 24
Amélie LB
17:39 18 Aug 24
Valérie TELLE
08:59 18 Aug 24
Christelle Le Guillou
16:58 17 Aug 24
Ren R
14:24 17 Aug 24
Jan Blom
11:36 17 Aug 24
Pascal Perennes
11:08 17 Aug 24
darzacq anita
09:11 17 Aug 24
Mathieu KAMINSKI
13:27 14 Aug 24
Carole LORE
20:52 13 Aug 24
Coralie Borie
20:26 13 Aug 24
vincent
11:10 12 Aug 24
giorgi sherazadishvili
21:58 11 Aug 24
maxime Guianvarch
18:50 11 Aug 24
Damien LEDOUX
10:21 11 Aug 24
Samuel Watkins
17:21 07 Aug 24
Great museum, lots of interesting stories of the locals during the war
Florence LAFON
13:32 07 Aug 24
Georg Rüting
12:13 05 Aug 24
rose neck
20:09 04 Aug 24
Anna Maria Castoldi
13:02 03 Aug 24
Goaoc Nicolas
17:27 02 Aug 24
Loic Texier
16:44 31 Jul 24
Mark Wilkins
13:33 30 Jul 24
Laurans Poncet
17:09 28 Jul 24
andrej gustin
19:38 27 Jul 24
Manu Agussol
18:53 26 Jul 24
Yannick L
20:23 24 Jul 24
Nicolas Zeidler
11:23 22 Jul 24
Dominique BOURLAND
22:18 21 Jul 24
Xabier Nogales
13:27 18 Jul 24
Marie Huart
06:06 16 Jul 24
Sandra Sider
11:29 15 Jul 24
JULIEN HAVY
16:29 11 Jul 24
Yvonne Heggli
20:31 10 Jul 24
Ronny Müller
16:40 09 Jul 24
Nice Museum, with many Information and finaly a View over the bay
Nathalie Bachmann
18:05 04 Jul 24
aymeric lebrun
17:03 04 Jul 24
Stevan Blaize
15:38 01 Jul 24
sylvie
14:26 01 Jul 24
Nadine Gicquiaud
16:48 30 Jun 24
Jürgen Wiese
13:20 25 Jun 24
Sylvia Schmidt
12:16 24 Jun 24
Gildas Priol
09:59 24 Jun 24
Richard Scheidler
06:14 18 Jun 24
Michel Rumain
15:37 12 Jun 24
Ester Scheidler
19:15 11 Jun 24
pedro game
09:29 11 Jun 24
B.
13:59 09 Jun 24
We found this museum by chance, after googling the name of an English general who liberated a fort located in the Brittany coast. I have never been more thankful for a Google Search. This museum takes you on one of the most accurate, touching, emotional journeys concerning the facts and events of WW2. The museum itself is one of a kind, built in a former German bunker, which has been faithfully renovated to showcase the life of German soldiers and generals in the bunker. On the upper levels you will be taken on a tour through the years of the war, which will be recounted to you through the eyes and experiences of those who lived it - you will literally walk through memories. You will also find plenty of memorabilia and objects from those years, which people have donated to the museum, alongside their testimonies and memories. Thanks to an anti-bomb panic room, you will also be able to somewhat experience what it meant to be subjected to air raids, with visual representations and sounds. Just outside the museum you can take a close look to some equipment, including an original American LCVP employed during D-Day, an American tank and a German Flak. At the end of our visit we had the chance to chat for a bit with one of the founders of the museum, who explained that it took 20 years to gather all the stories to then build what we can now experience. This place is a true monument and homage to the memory of everyone who fought for freedom and for all the lives lost. It is our duty now to remember it and this museum is the right place to start. I highly reccomend the visit.
Audrey Penven
06:42 08 Jun 24
philippe maeso
09:47 04 Jun 24
Grégory Mirville
14:40 03 Jun 24
janet banks
17:52 28 May 24
A wonderful experience, multi lingual information. The stories were poignant and it made us feel a little understanding of the lives of those who lived through WW2 in this area.A must visit place!
Alexandre Roubin
10:56 26 May 24
fred t
15:05 23 May 24
Alephphotos 2023
19:34 22 May 24
Chrystopher GRALL
11:05 18 May 24
Manuel Caragol
09:56 16 May 24
sel lig
18:55 15 May 24
Coralie Maheux
20:37 09 May 24
Sylvie Boudonnet
19:22 09 May 24
Frances Moore
13:36 04 May 24
Absolutely 💯 brilliant & very interesting 🧐
Gérard Chenal
11:48 01 May 24
Sylvain Skraber
19:47 30 Apr 24
Sylvain Bailleau
19:29 28 Apr 24
Anne Lacomblez
14:29 27 Apr 24
Gerard Viala
05:36 22 Apr 24
Leloun
11:46 19 Apr 24
Sascha H.
19:43 18 Apr 24
Annick LE GOFF-ETIENNE
16:17 17 Apr 24
Ian Robertson
17:09 15 Apr 24
Excellent museum. Lots to see and very educational about life in Brittany during the war. Highly recommended.
이인규
21:26 13 Apr 24
Excellent place!
Jenish Shah
17:38 09 Apr 24
A must visit. The properiters were very friendly and allowed to have some drone shots. The best part for me is that everything was accessible in English.
Marie Gondeau
14:21 09 Apr 24
Le stanc Raymond
17:24 07 Apr 24
Laurent Lefrancois
11:27 10 Mar 24
François Copin
21:31 07 Mar 24
Stephane Lebreton
18:49 07 Mar 24
Annie Morice
14:44 21 Feb 24
Virtalie evnor
11:45 16 Feb 24
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