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When you get your ticket, take the option for full lunch in the restaurant. The museum is large and emotionally draining (all that war and violence) so you need a break and the food is excellent.

You start down a curving ramp . . . descending into the horrors of war symbolically, starting with the ending of World War I, the Great Depression and “The Failure of Peace.”

You progress through “France in the Dark Years” including both collaboration and resistance. There is a stirring film on the Battle of Britain. This is followed by “World War–Total War” including a film on the siege of Stalingrad.

Next you go to the theater for “The Battle of Normandy.” The huge screen is split with Allied footage on the left and Axis footage on the right. After that, you go on to another theater for a film about D Day and then are returned to the exhibits. The Hall of Peace is next and had exhibits from many different cultures defining peace. Official Web Site of Caen

Address: Esplanade General Eisenhower
Directions: When arriving in Caen on the A13 motorway from Paris, or the A84 motorway from Rennes, take the north by-pass (Signposted "Périphérique nord"), exit n° 7.

#2 bus from the center of town
othercontact: Fax: +33 (0)2 3106 0166
Phone: +33 (0)2 3106 0645
Website: http://www.memorial-caen.fr/portail_gb/hp/hp.asp