Museum of the Resistance, Deportation, and Memory

It perpetuates the mission of the Museum of the Resistance, Deportation and Liberation in Loir-et-Cher since 8 May 1995. Founded on the fiftieth anniversary of the Nazi surrender and on the initiative of former Resistance fighters and deportees from the Loir-et-Cher, its purpose was to preserve the memory of the dark years that saw the defeat of France and its occupation.

The Centre brings back to life the history of the Resistance, its origins and its emergence in the department between 1940 and 1945, but also the perils incurred by those who dared to say no.
In order to better understand all the issues at stake in our local history, a timeline places it in its national and international context from the aftermath of the First World War to the declaration of war in 1939.
The permanent exhibition covers an area of 200 m² and is designed according to a circular layout that is both immersive and educational.
The tour is punctuated by three key moments: the traumatic defeat that led the department into turmoil, the time of the Resistance and finally the Liberation of the Loir-et-Cher in the summer of 1944.

It perpetuates the mission of the Museum of the Resistance, Deportation and Liberation in Loir-et-Cher since 8 May 1995. Founded on the fiftieth anniversary of the Nazi surrender and on the initiative of former Resistance fighters and deportees from the Loir-et-Cher, its purpose was to preserve the memory of the dark years that saw the defeat of France and its occupation. The Centre brings back to life the history of the Resistance, its origins and its emergence in the department between 1940 and 1945, but also the perils incurred by those who dared to say no.
In order to better understand all the issues at stake in our local history, a timeline places it in its national and international context from the aftermath of the First World War to the declaration of war in 1939.
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