Museum of the Great War Paris: 70,000 Objects & WWI Entry

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Duration1h–2h

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Walking Through 70,000 Pieces of the First World War

You get entry to the full 70,000-piece collection with audioguides and family activities included. The museum is fully accessible, suitable for children and adults, and designed around one historian's fifty-year effort to preserve how the First World War was actually lived. Check the closing dates in late August before booking.

1h–2h

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Museum of the Great War

Arrive at the museum
Explore exhibits on WWI daily life
View collection of 70,000 objects
Use audioguides and game book
Visit children's area and workshops
Check official site for opening dates

The Experience

Stepping through the doors of the Museum of the Great War in Paris, you're moving into a collection that took one man fifty years to assemble. Jean-Pierre Verney, a historian obsessed with the detail of 1914–1918, gathered objects and documents until the Pays de Meaux recognized what he'd built and decided to house it properly in 2005. Now the museum holds more than 70,000 pieces — uniforms, letters, photographs, weapons, personal effects — all arranged to show what the First World War actually felt like, day by day, for the people who lived it.

The museum doesn't separate you from the objects with glass and distance. You move through rooms where the daily and military life of the war is laid out in front of you: what soldiers carried, what they wrote home, what they wore, what broke them. There are audioguides if you want narration, a game book if you're visiting with children, and a dedicated children's area with activities designed for younger visitors. The whole building is wheelchair accessible, surfaces are level, and wheelchairs are available if you need one. You can bring a stroller, and service animals are welcome.

The museum closes for the last three weeks of August, so check the official website before you book your ticket — that's the one detail that catches people off guard. Otherwise, it's open to all ages and all fitness levels. You're not climbing stairs to understand the war; you're walking through it at your own pace, stopping when something holds you, moving on when you're ready.

What’s included

Your ticket includes entrance to the museum and the full exhibition of 70,000 objects and documents.
Audioguides are available, as are the children's game book and activities in the dedicated children's area.
Wheelchairs and cane chairs can be borrowed at no extra cost.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Musée de la Grande Guerre

Is this one for you?Right for anyone wanting to understand the First World War through objects and documents rather than text alone, and for families with children who need activities and accessible spaces — the museum's design means you don't have to choose between depth and comfort.