Museums in Normandy

Musée de l'immigration et de l'esclavagisme
61190 Tourouvre

The Musée de l'Emigration française au Canada in Tourouvre, Normandy, traces the history of the Percherons who moved to Canada. Located in the Orne, it is a place of memory dedicated to this human adventure.

Musée du débarquement et de la libération
50480 Sainte-Mère-Église

Museum dedicated to American paratroopers of the 1944 Disembarkation, located in Sainte-Mère-Eglise in Normandy. An immersive tribute to military history.

Musée des traditions fromagères
61120 Camembert

The Maison du Camembert, located in Camembert, Normandy, is an emblematic monument of this village. Its history remains linked to the local wheat reputation.

Musée des traditions fromagères
61120 Vimoutiers

The Camembert Museum of Vimoutiers, located in Normandy, is a place dedicated to the history and manufacture of this emblematic cheese, in the city of Vimoutiers.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
14000 Caen

The Museum of Fine Arts of Caen, installed in the Ducal Castle since 1970, exhibits works from the 15th to the 21st century. Founded in 1801, it houses a rich collection of European prints and paintings in Normandy.

Musée de l'énergie et de l'électricité
61300 Chandai

The energy museum in Chandai, Normandy, was an industrial museum installed in an old factory in 1916, dedicated to the history of energy production before its closure in 2018.

61300 Chandai

The Municipal Archaeology Museum of L'Aigle, Normandy, houses collections on Prehistory, World War II and the meteorite of 1803. Located in the castle's outbuildings, it combines local history and natural sciences.

Musée de la mer et de la pêche
76400 Colleville

The Musée des Terre-Neuvas et de la Pêche, closed in 2012, was a space dedicated to the maritime history of Fécamp (Seine-Maritime), celebrating the morutière and herring fishery in Normandy.