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General information :

2007 Opening Times

 
Annual closure From 07 to 29 January 2007
Opening:  
From 02 to 06 January and
from 30 January to 11 February 2007:
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
From 12 February to 04 November 2007: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
From 05 November to 31 December 2007: 9:30 am - 6:00 pm
   
Closed on Mondays  
On Monday 5th February, 2007  
From 12 November to 31 December 2007  
   
Closed on:  
January 1st and on December 25th 2007  
   
   
   
 


Ticket office closes 1¼ hours
before the Museum closes

 
Rates for individuals :

2007 Individual rates:

  1/2/07 to
2/28/07
3/1/07 to
9/30/07
10/1/07 to
12/31/07
Full rate
16,50 € 17,00 € 16,50 €
Reduced rate*
14,50 € 15,50 € 14,50 €
Visitors living in Caen
5 € 5 € 5 €

*The following qualify for reduced rates (proof of status to be shown):- families with three or more children
- students
- school children between 10 and 18 years of age visiting as individuals
- teachers
- pensioners visiting as individuals (over 60 years)
- members of the armed forces, whether or not in uniform.
- civilian disabled persons (less than 50 % disability)
- people accompanying disabled persons
- disabled persons

Entry is free for:

All veterans, all persons with disability resulting from war, and civilian disabled persons with over 50% disability, war widows and children under ten years with escort (proof to be shown)


2007 Group rates

Adult Groups
(per person - minimum 20 person):
School Groups
(per person - minimum 15 persons):

Access:

By car:
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.

By bus:
n° 2 from the town centre.

The Circle:


The Friends of the Memorial & members of the Circle benefit from :
- a card giving permanent access to the Memorial,
- free subscription to the Memorial Journal,
- special invitations to lectures, concerts, films etc
- reductions on publications and video cassettes on sale in the Memorial bookshop,
- reduced Internet rates,
- the network of cultural organisations, such as museums and theatres, that also have ties with the Memorial
Our services:

Trilingual hostesses to welcome you.

Free crèche where a paediatric nurse looks after children under eleven.

Wheelchair access.

Restaurants:
Self-service restaurant open every day from 11.30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Brunches, buffets, receptions may be arranged with advance booking.

Bookshop:
5,000 books, some of which are available in three languages, on themes covering the Second World War, Peace and Human rights.
Also available by post and from our web site.A shop with reproductions of objects, miniatures, souvenirs...

Currency exchange:Pound sterling, Dollar