MUSEUM OF THE GREAT WAR IN MEAUX - Small group from Paris aboard a Van

MUSEUM OF THE GREAT WAR IN MEAUX - Small group from Paris aboard a Van

Come to visit the largest WW1 Museum in Europe at one hour drive away from Paris
Step back in time on a history tour, and learn about the events of the Great War
Get enough time to visit all the exhibits and war artefacts without being rush
Discover the impressive layout of war scenes which reenact trenches and shows armoured vehicles and fighting aircraft at the Great War Museum, Meaux

Itinerary
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Stop At: Musee de la Grande Guerre, rue Lazare Ponticelli, 77100 Meaux France

The Great War Museum display a huge collection of artefacts (up to 50000) and is also the largest museum in europe who focus into the world war one conflict. Overthere you will learn more about the politicals reasons who led to the war, and discover a lot of materials, vehicles, uniforms and weapons designed and used by the soldiers during the conflict.

At the beginning of the museum, there was a man, Jean-Pierre Verney, a passionate historian, who, over a period of 50 years, collected objects and documents to tell the story of the First World War. 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.

Duration: 4 hours