Musée de la Seconde Guerre mondiale — Attraction in Noumea

We had visited already visited 3 other Museums in Noumea and this was the last on our list. We were not disappointed. The cost to enter is minimal (just make sure you have 200CFP cash with you as they don't accept credit cards) The museum is full of informative and often interactive displays the majority of which have been translated into English. Some brilliant memorabilia housed in glass displays plus excellent timelines and wall charts of the events which led to the 2nd World War and the part played by New Caledonia which was strategically placed in the Pacific Ocean. I would have liked an English handout - but that is my only negative comment. Highly...

Very interesting and small place, that you will see in about one hour. It tells you about the interaction of New Zealand into the WW2, artifacts and stories are around the place that you can explore on your own, as guided tours are provided according to the times. Ipads in different langauges are given to the tourist so no way to say that they couldn't understand because it was just in french. A short video with english subtitles will be prompted often at the very end...

Very informative museum, tell us how WW2 shaped New Caledonia and Noumea. Most of the exhibitions are in French only some selected exhibitions has both English and French. They have quite a few interactive exhibition but unfortunately most of them were under servicing while I was there. The tablet they provided is somewhat useful, it often contains complimentary information about the exhibit, however it sometimes get out of sync to the exhibit...