A peak of the maquis Montcalm 1944 (juin-juillet) (≈ 1944)
200 to 1,200 guerrillas under Alagiraude
1967
Creation of the museum
Creation of the museum 1967 (≈ 1967)
By the association *The Museum of Resistance *
23 mai 1971
Official Inauguration
Official Inauguration 23 mai 1971 (≈ 1971)
By Robert Galley, Minister of Armed Forces
1974
Become a municipal museum
Become a municipal museum 1974 (≈ 1974)
Management transferred to the city
2002
Label *Musée de France*
Label *Musée de France* 2002 (≈ 2002)
National recognition obtained
2017
Launch of the renovation
Launch of the renovation 2017 (≈ 2017)
Expansion to 400 m2 planned
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Key figures
Émile Alagiraude (alias Montcalm) - Commander of the maquis
Directed 1,200 guerrillas in July 1944
Robert Galley - Minister of Army (1971)
Inaugurate the museum in 1971
Origin and history
The Musée de la Résistance de l'Aube, located in Mussy-sur-Seine, was originally dedicated to Mussy-Grancey's guerrilla F.F.I. and to the August 1944 fighting between Mussy-sur-Seine and Grancey-sur-Ource. Created in 1967 by the Association Le Musée de la Résistance, it aimed to preserve the memory of the 200 guerrillas of June 1944, then of the 1,200 in July, under the command of Émile Alagiraude (alias Montcalm). The maquis, established in the Seine and Urce valleys, occupied the former gendarmerie, which was provided by associations of combatants.
Inaugurated in 1971 by Robert Galley, then Minister of the Army, the museum became municipal in 1974 and obtained the label Musée de France in 2002. His collections, composed of objects of the maquis (wood, metal, textile), were initially exhibited on 70 m2 and visited on request, with volunteers also offering tours of places of memory. A major renovation, launched in 2017, brings its surface to 400 m2, adding teaching and temporary spaces, and transforming the fund into a research centre on the Resistance towood.
The modern scenographic project addresses the Resistance from time-thematic angles, while the restoration of nearly 400 objects makes it possible to expose a significant part over 200 m2. The museum, planned to reopen in 2021, relies on local donations of objects and archives to enrich its collections. Today it embodies the collective memory of the Resistance in the Dawn, in connection with the struggles of the Liberation.
