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Visiting the Museum

The Guardrooms

As soon as you enter the castle courtyard, come and discover our new permanent exhibition areas before visiting the museum devoted to the history of the Great War, as an introduction at your visit :

The Castle of Péronne, Sentry over the Somme: Protector and guardian of a strategic crossing, the castle evolved along with the town of Péronne as alliances changed. Come and find out about the key moments of its history.

Péronne, a Stronghold on the Border: Péronne was a frontier town tucked into a meander of the River Somme. Through a 180° audiovisual animation, learn about several centuries of history marked by war and sieges.

A Territory Caught in the Grip of War: The frontline crossed the region of Santerre Haute Somme, a major theatre of war, from north to south. Come and discover images taken in this region during or just after the war.

The Australians and the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin : Mont Saint-Quentin overlooks the town of Péronne. Its slopes made an ideal strategic position and observation point, which was well defended by the Germans in the summer of 1918. This exhibition area not only describes but puts the battle into context and a spectacular animated relief map details operations.

A Remembrance Trail at Mont Saint-Quentin

The Australian remembrance trail at Mont Saint-Quentin enables you to complete your visit and learn all about the battle through six information points, located 1.5km from the museum of the Great War. More information about the battle of the Mont Saint Quentin, here.

Discovering the Great War

5 Permanent Galleries and 2 movies :

Movie 14-18, as an introduction

A film interweaves archive images and illustrated maps, detailing how the Great War unfolded. This historical contextualisation serves as a brief reminder of the war’s history before visitors enter the exhibition halls.

The Pre-1914 Gallery

This hall has recently had its content and displays renewed. Studied in this hall are the causes of the Great War: the  imperial aspirations and tensions; colonial disputes; modern weapons; the Balkan wars; the systems of alliances and the militarisation of European societies. The museum display has been renewed with new installations in the centre of the hall and a timeline that illustrates the accelerating tensions in Europe, from the attack in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 to the declarations of war at the beginning of August. A map of the Daily Mail has been reproduced on a large floor panel, located to the right of the entrance to the 1914-1915 gallery. German and French orders for mobilisation and a British poster have been installed upright behind this floor panel.

The 1914-1916 Gallery : Experiences of War

Looks at the mobilisation of the countries at war, the stalemate of trench warfare, the occupation of Belgian and French territories, death in battle, and mourning. The “display pits” with the effigies of French, German and British soldiers from 1914 and 1915, armed with their military equipment and personal effects and documents, are a constant surprise to visitors.

The Audiovisual Room

Presents a film about the Battle of the Somme. The 30 minute long film by Laurent Veray is shown on three screens and uses a poetic approach to outline the five months of the harrowing Battle of the Somme, which from July to November 1916 incurred almost 1,200,000 casualties.

The 1916-1918 Gallery, presents total and industrial warfare

The needs of war mobilised the whole population and every available resource; propaganda was used to bring meaning to it all. During the course of the war, perfections were made to artillery, aircraft and submarines, while gas and tanks made their first appearances on the battlefields and means of communication were developed. Attempts were made to find equipment to protect from weapons of mass destruction such as machine guns and artillery. In parallel, medical treatments evolved to cope with the growing numbers of victims, and the diversity of their wounds.

The Otto Dix Gallery

Presents the engravings of the Der Krieg series, of which the Historial is the proud owner of one of the rare original and complete sets. They portray the war in every aspect of its horror and folly; in the words of Henri Barbusse

More information about Otto Dix here

Post War Gallery: the Consequences of War

The end of the First World War encouraged new ideologies to emerge and  announced a new world order. Grief predominated and public or privately financed memorials were erected in commemoration and remembrance of the fallen.

Historial of the Great War
Highlights of the Great War
A Brief Look of the Great War
The Battle of The Somme
Presentation of the Historial
Our partners
The Partners of the Historial
The Somme Battlefields’ Partner
Useful Information
News
Peronne Museum
Presentation
Around the Historial
The Castle
Architecture
The Museum's Services
Museum Layout and Tour
Museum Layout
Visiting the Museum
Collection
The Collection and Themes
Otto Dix
Object of the Month
Seasonal Exhibition
Saint-Chamond Tank
Old seasonal exhibitions
Thiepval Museum
Presentation
Memorial
Museum Layout and Visiting the Museum
The Missing
Battlefields in the Somme
Presentation
The Remembrance Trail
The Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin
Groups Tours
Adults groups visits
Schools Groups
Seminars and Professionals
Our Resources
Educational Department
Presentation
Preparing your visit to the Historial
International Research Center
Presentation
Scholarship
Summer School
Encyclopedia of the Great War
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