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A place to immerse yourself in history with an immersive, interactive tour of the D-Day airborne landings.
The D-Day Experience museum offers an immersive, interactive journey in the footsteps of the paratroopers. Your visit is divided into 3 stages: firstly, the D-Day Experience museum, with its 1,500 m² exhibition on the American paratroopers, its briefing and its unique flight simulator, which lets you relive their crossing of the English Channel on the night of June 5 to 6, 1944: emotions guaranteed, both in terms of sensations and the incredibly realistic perception of what the liberators must have felt before jumping from their planes, risking their lives! Next, you'll discover the 3D cinema on a giant screen that explains the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Carentan: a 36-minute documentary is projected onto a 15 x 8-meter screen, with spatialized sound, heightening your sensations tenfold. And finally, the historic Dead Man's Corner house lets you discover the point of view of the German troops. It's a real family immersion into the lives of those who lived through D-Day! Here, the fighting lasted no less than 3 full days, and the house and its exhibition invite you to discover these days from the point of view of the German soldiers, with an incredible museography. To reach the site from Paris or Cherbourg, leave the RN13 at Carentan and follow the signs for Saint-Côme-du-Mont. There's also a restaurant, picnic area and electric recharging point.
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Quality Tourism. Open all year round. Low season: daily from 10am to 6pm. High season: daily from 9.30am to 7pm. Closed on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1. Free admission for children under 6. Adults: between €9 and €19.90. Children: between €7 and €15.90. Family pass (2 adults and 3 children): between 45 and 65 €. Vacation vouchers. Restaurant (April to September). Gift store.
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An immersive museum about American and German paratroopers, D-Day Experience offers a dual perspective for a complete visit. Located in Saint-Côme-du-Mont, at the Dead Man's Corner, a strategic point in the Battle of Carentan, D-Day Experience plunges you into the heart of the Battle of Carentan. After a briefing by a hologram inspired by a real American paratrooper, climb aboard a C-47 transformed into a flight simulator and relive the night of June 6, 1944 as a paratrooper! Get ready for an eventful flight as the bombing rages around you. Then, through an innovative and grandiose museography, the museum takes you alongside the soldiers who fought for the liberation of Carentan. With authentic objects, you'll discover the story of the men who lived through the Normandy Landings. Then, the historic Dead Man's Corner, with its reconstruction of a command post, lets you discover the German point of view. Finally, the giant-screen 3D cinema provides an educational summary of the D-Day landings, with two films in one: D-Day Normandy 1944 and Take and Hold Carentan (available in english via headset). The D-Day Experience is a comprehensive tour of the events of June 6, 1944, and the Battle of Carentan. Don't just learn about history, experience it!
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Cependant je recommande, le simulateur est adapté aux enfants !
merci pour votre visite en famille et votre commentaire élogieux sur notre établissement. Nous sommes très heureux que vous ayez passé un très bon moment chez nous.
Nous voulions juste revenir sur le côté "commercial" de notre musée. Sauf erreur de notre part, il y a une boutique dite de souvenirs dans tous les musées. Concernant la seconde boutique, il s'agit d'un magasin d'antiquités militaires qui fait le bonheur des collectionneurs, mais également des réalisateurs de films, des metteurs en scène de pièces de théâtre, etc. Il s'agit là d'objets historiques qui ont une certaine valeur, comme tous les objets historiques d'ailleurs.
Enfin, étant un musée privé, nous ne touchons aucune subvention, ni aide de qui que ce soit, contrairement à nos confrères publics qui peuvent toucher jusqu'à 500.000 € d'aide par an. C'est peut-être une des raisons pour laquelle leurs boutiques "souvenirs" sont plus petites.
En attendant de vous revoir très bientôt dans notre établissement, toute l'équipe vous souhaite une très bonne année 2024.
Bien cordialement.
La Direction
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