2017 Battle of Normandy exhibitions

2017 Battle of Normandy exhibitions

D-Day 73rd anniversary

This page lists the various exhibitions dedicated to the Battle of Normandy and organised to mark the 73rd anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.

• January to November 2017

Utah Beach – Sainte-Marie-du-Mont (50)
– Photo exhibition ‘Ces Hommes-là’ by artist Adeline Keil, at the Utah Beach Landing Museum.
Thanks to human-size photographs of veterans from the various divisions of Utah Beach, plunge your eyes into theirs and, for a few moments, imagine how they felt in June 1944.
Included in the museum entrance fee. Organised by Musée du Débarquement – 02 33 71 53 35.

• March to November 2017

Utah Beach – Sainte-Marie-du-Mont (50)
– Exhibition ‘A German prison camp in Foucarville, from 1944 to 1947’.
Apart from the population of Foucarville and Ravenoville, few people know the history of the German prison camp set up in these towns between 1944 and 1947. Originally intended for 20,000 men, this site, known as ‘Continental Central Enclosure n°19’, had to be enlarged to accommodate up to 60,000. A real town was gradually built, with electric lighting, roads, sanitary facilities, a water supply providing 600,000 litres of water a day and a railway line.
Included in the museum entrance fee. Organised by Musée du Débarquement – 02 33 71 53 35.

• Friday 2 to Sunday 4 June 2017

Isigny-sur-Mer (14)
– 14:00 -18:00: Exhibition of a collection of objects evoking the work of the American army medical corps from 1941 to 1945, from the rescue of the wounded, their transport to tent hospitals to their repatriation. Town Hall cellars. Information: 02 31 51 24 00.

La Cambe (14)
– Exhibition of mannequins, equipment and military gear from the Second World War. Salle des Fêtes. Price: €1 per person. Free for children under 10. Information: 06 28 62 80 75.

• Friday 2 to Tuesday 6 June 2017

Colleville-sur-Mer (14)
– Exhibition of photographs by Bruno Decuppe dedicated to the landscapes of the D-Day landing beaches and the Battle of Normandy. At the Overlord Museum, in partnership with the D-Day Overlord association. Price: included in admission to the museum.

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