Museums in the Somme

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80200 Péronne

The Castle of Peronne, a 13th century medieval castle in the Somme, now houses the Historial of the Great War. His towers and courtesies, classified in 1924, testify to his military and royal past.

Ecomuseum
80230 Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

The Écomusée Picarvie in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, located in the Hauts-de-France, is a place dedicated to the preservation and valorisation of local heritage and traditional Picard life.

War Museum 14-18
80360 Longueval

The South African Memorial and Museum of Longuval, located in the Somme (Hauts-de-France), commemorates the engagement of South African troops during the First World War, including the Battle of the Delville Wood in July 1916. This historic site includes a 63-hectare park, a monumental memorial and a museum depicting South Africa's military history in the 20th century.

City Arts Museum
80132 Abbeville

The Belfry - Boucher de Perthes museum in Abbeville (Hauts-de-France) is a museum of archaeology and fine arts, labeled Musée de France, incorporating a 13th century medieval belfry and prehistoric to contemporary collections.

Art Museum from private collections
80200 Moyon Villages

The Alfred-Danicourt Museum in Peronne, Somme, is a municipal museum labeled Musée de France, home to archaeological and artistic collections, installed in the city hall since 1955.

War Museum 14-18
80300 Beaumont-Hamel

Beaumont-Hamel's Newfoundland Memorial, located in the Somme (Hauts-de-France), is a 20th-century memorial park honouring Newfoundland soldiers who died during the First World War, preserving trenches and remains of the Battle of 1916.

War Museum 14-18
80300 Authuille

Thiepval Memorial Museum, located in Authuille (Somme), is a 20th-century memorial dedicated to soldiers who disappeared during the Battle of the Somme (1916). This Franco-British memorial, designed by Edwin Lutyens, dominates a military cemetery and interpretation centre.

War Museum 14-18
80300 Ovillers-la-Boisselle

The Lochnagar crater in Ovillers-la-Boisselle (Hauts-de-France) is an emblematic vestige of the Battle of the Somme (1916), formed by the explosion of a British mine. This place of memory, classified as a historic monument, bears witness to the fighting of the First World War.