All day: a restricted area outside the museum, displaying Saumur tanks: the chance to get up close to the tanks and talk to members of the Musée des blindés. Access with museum admission ticket.
Times to be confirmed: outside the museum, dynamic tank demonstrations: the Musée des Blindés de Saumur (Armée de Terre) will give several demonstrations of tanks in operation.
9.30am and 7pm: outside the museum, raising (9.30am) and lowering (7pm) of the Belgian Army colors: soldiers from the Special Operations Regiment (Belgian Special Forces) officially raise their national colors for the day.
Free admission.
10am to 7pm: inside the museum, Enigma, Morse & Cartography and radio workshops: presentation of rare equipment, demonstrations and explanations by enthusiasts (Edmond Kern, Patrick Grandjean, Sylvie and Eric Kersch). Access with museum admission ticket.
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: Museum reception hall, book signing by historian and author Benoit Rondeau, before his lecture on D-Day preparations. Free (books available for purchase in the museum store)
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm: Greenfield room, lecture on "Preparing for D-Day": Benoit Rondeau looks back at the long and meticulous preparation for D-Day by the Allies. Lecture in French. Free / first-come, first-served.
Evening, A10 Cantee terrace, Swing Melodies Orchestra concert.
DD-DAY SPECIAL Dodge tour departing from the museum. Aboard a vintage military vehicle from the 1940s, our driver takes you on a special DDAY tour. Rate: 44?/pers.
Types
- D-Day
- Heritage
- Cinema
- March past Procession Parade
Date
| Days | Times |
|---|---|
| Vendredi | 09h00 à 20h00 |
Prices
Free