What to do during the All Saints' Day vacation 2024 with children at the Musée de la Libération, Paris? (2024)

Published byMargot de Sortiraparis· Photos byCécile de Sortiraparis· Published on October 11, 2024 at 05:49 p.m.

From October 19 to November 3, 2024, it's time for the first short vacation of the school year: the All Saints' vacation. A perfect opportunity for families to discover or rediscover the capital's most famous museums, such as the Libération museum!

Located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris - towards Denfert-Rochereau, for those in the know - the Musée de la Libération offers an insight into French life during the Second World War, with a wealth of objects, clothing, stories and documentaries that plunge visitors into the years when France was occupied, and then behind the scenes of the liberation. This visit is best suited to children aged 8 and over, who will gain a better understanding of what was at stake in this part of our shared history.

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From October 19 to November 3, 2024, the Musée de la Libération is organizing a number of activities to introduce families to its collections, including the screening of an animated film based on real historical events, as well as a guided tour to immerse the whole family in what life was like in France during the Second World War. It's also the perfect time to discover the permanent collections of the Musée de la Libération with the visit companion, a free application to download onto your smartphone, offering a dedicated tour for families (9 years and over). Even more unusual, you can now visit the command post used during the Liberation by Colonel Henri Rol, leader of the FFI (Forces françaises de l'intérieur) in the Paris region, located twenty meters beneath the museum (from 12 years)!

How about a family trip to the Musée de la Libération during the All Saints' Day vacation of 2024 ?

All Saints' Day vacation program 2024 at the Musée de la Libération :

The walls are talking (virtual reality experience)

"Equipped with headphones, you are in a prison cell. Cracks pulsating with light and sound encourage the participant to move closer to the walls. As you look more closely at the cracks, graffiti appears. A man's name, a declaration of love, a heart stamped with two first names appear on the walls. Then a woman's face is etched on a wall, triggering a memory. Wisps of dust escape the graffiti and begin to agglomerate in the cell, until they form a female silhouette. What is she doing there? Who is the participant? She seems to have escaped from a happy memory. She knows nothing of what happened to Louis Jaconelli, her young lover. A Resistance fighter, Louis was arrested by the Germans and held in this cell."

  • When? Tuesday to Sunday, October 19 to November 3, 10am to 6pm
  • For whom? 12 years and over
  • Free of charge, on reservation at reception on the day of your visit

Interactive game: the Rol-Tanguy mission

  • When ? Saturday October 19 at 11am, Tuesday October 22 at 11am, Wednesday October 23 at 11am, Friday October 25 at 11am, Saturday October 26 at 11am, Tuesday October 30 at 11am
  • Who ? 8 years and up
  • How much? €7 full price, €5 concessions
  • Reservations by e-mail (ticketterie-parismusees.paris.fr) or on site

Serious game (self-guided tours)

Pick up a digital tablet at the museum cash desk and explore the collections on your own.

  • When? daily from 10:30 to 12:30, from 13:30 to 14:30 and at 17:15
  • For whom? Families
  • Free, with on-site reservation on the day of your visit

Insurrection 1944. Immersive mixed-reality visit to the heart of the Liberation of Paris

This mixed-reality tour offers an immersive experience of an emblematic site of the Liberation of Paris. Young and old alike can take on the role of a Resistance journalist who has come to interview Colonel Rol (later Rol-Tanguy) in his underground command post 20 meters beneath the museum.

  • When? daily at 3 pm, 3.45 pm, 4.30 pm
  • Free, reservation required on the day of your visit

Family tours

Family fun with summer vacations

What was life like in France during the Second World War? The answer in the collections! Our guides are Colette and Ernest, the heroes of the animated series Les grandes Grandes Vacances by Delphine Maury and Olivier Vinuesa, and a tour guide who knows lots of stories.

  • When ? Saturday October 19 at 11am, Tuesday October 22 at 11am, Wednesday October 23 at 11am, Friday October 25 at 11am, Saturday October 26 at 11am, Tuesday October 30 at 11am
  • How much? full price €7, concessions €5, children aged 8 to 12 and adults
  • By reservation ticketterie-parismusees.paris.fr or on site

Discover the collections

  • When? Saturday, October 19 at 4pm, Saturday, October 26 at 4pm
  • Who ? older teenagers and adults
  • How much ? full price €7, reduced price €5
  • By reservation ticketterie-parismusees.paris.fr or on site

Tracing the Liberation of Paris

A lecturer recounts the events of the few days leading up to the Liberation of Paris on August 25, 1944, in the museum and in Colonel Rol-Tanguy's underground command post.

  • When? Saturday, October 19 at 4pm, Saturday, October 26 at 4pm
  • How much ? full price €7, concessions €5
  • By reservation ticketterie-parismusees.paris.fr or on site
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