Museum D-Day Omaha — Attraction in Bayeux

There is an incredible amount of artefacts from WWII here that has been collected by one family. Some amazing items that I’ve never seen before like a concentration camp prisoner outfit, a welbike (which I’d never heard of before), Nazi items and clothes and so much more. And all these are accompanied by a self guided audio tour through your phone, which I found very clever and informative. The only two things I found could be done better is that with it being such a small building (which in and of itself has an amazing history), it felt very crowded, so if they could figure that out it could make it an even more enjoyable visit, and there seemed to be only one toilet which caused queues to form and long waiting times. The staff are really friendly and we did the VR experience which was cool and worth the extra €4 because there are genuine WWII artefacts you can pick up and put on (like a German gas mask or helmet). Overall, a cool, contemplative experience for those interested in WWII. I will hopefully return and give it more time next...

Honestly one of the best museums I've ever been to! I was really impressed by the overall concept and the VR movie. The museum is small, but they put a lot of heart in it. There is a digital audio guide with various languages and the whole staff was super friendly and caring! Prices are absolute fair and will hopefully help to build up this museum further. We spent more than two hours there.

About the VR-movie: I visited the museum together with my 10 year old son. We were asked if we would like to watch a VR movie at the beginning and we did it. At first I wasn't sure if my son was too young. It's indeed "serious stuff" and for sure a pretty impressive testimonial of how terrible and brutal (this) war was and still is. We talked about it afterwards and to be honest, even though the movie made us very thoughtful, it changed the way we looked at all the things that were gathered in the museum! I wouldn't recommend watching the movie with younger children, but for us it totally worked out....

Small private museum packed with items and equipment that the Brissard family have collected over the years. Outside at the front there are a few rare items like a pair of 130mm naval guns from the French destroyer 'Le Chacal' which was sunk off Boulogne in May 1940, and an extraordinary armoured bell turret, originally from the Maginot Line, and incorporated into the AtlantikWall by the Germans. Inside, the spaces are busy with equipment, uniforms, small arms and larger guns. They have a US Army field hospital tent with its equipment, and a detailed model of the beach defences on D-Day. There's not much space in there, so it could get a little crowded on a busy day. Signage is generally good (in French & English) except outside at the back where some things like the German 88mm canon, Higgins landing craft are easily recognisable but I wanted to know what model/size their searchlight was and what the field howitzer was. Also some of their larger artefacts out side could also use a...