Museum of the Great War Entry Ticket: A Comprehensive Tour of WW1 History

Discover the Museum of the Great War, a comprehensive tour of WW1 history. Explore a collection of over 70,000 objects and documents, suitable for all ages. Engaging activities and workshops available for the whole family.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Musee de la Grande Guerre - With a collection of nearly 70,000 objects and documents retracing the daily and military life of the 14-18 war, the Museum of the Great War allows you to learn more about the First World War, also called the Total War.
    Please note that the Museum is still closed for the last three weeks in August, please consult the…
What's Included
  • Museum and exhibition entry included
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenditure
Additional Information

Why should you explore our museum? Beyond the call of remembrance, the Great War Museum offers an immersive experience into the 14-18 war through numerous artifacts and archives within our vast collection. The museum facilitates users of every age bracket by offering visitor-friendly tools and activities perfect for the entire family, inclusive of a…

Location
Musee de la Grande Guerre
rue Lazare Ponticelli
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Steve
Jul 22, 2025
The ultimate Great War museum - I visited this museum on numerous occasions before, and it now has a fascinating and immersive trench experience. The level of detail in the museum is exceptional and there are thousands of artefacts telling every facet of the story of the war.
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Maybach76
Jun 10, 2025
Excellent museum - A museum rich in the number of pieces, costumes exhibited on both wars. The newly opened outdoor trench is very realistic, beautiful work
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Erico811
Jun 9, 2025
Quick visit - Absolutely excellent museum experience. Took a visit with tour group, two hours isn’t nearly enough to see it all. Highly recommend.
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Franc0phile56
Mar 31, 2025
Great WW1 museum - As a keen history student of the World Wars who has visited war museums and battle sites in France, I was keen to visit the museum at Meaux, which is meant to be one the biggest in Europe. A roughly thirty minute train ride from Paris L'est (2.50 euros) then a 15 bus ride (bus stop F outside the train station (2 50 euros) and I arrived outside. An impressively large structure too look at. I had paid for my ticket in advance, 14 euros, I think. There are two areas to visit, the museum collection and then the reconstruction of a WW1 trench. You can do either one first, but it makes sense to do the trench last, as you have left the museum afterwards. There is plenty to see, so allow yourself 3-4 hrs to see everything. It is well laid out with a large auditorium and several smaller rooms leading off to the side. As someone else has previously commented, there are a lot of uniforms relating to the various combatants,but also lot of other interesting artifacts as well. The thing I liked the most were the small screens in the different rooms showing footage from the period and relate to the particular exhibition in that room. They only last 3 or 4 minutes, and there are English subtitles. Although most of the descriptions are in French, there is enough information in English and German for non French speakers. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit and would recommend it to any one interested in military history and/or WW1.
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Gerlessm
Mar 2, 2025
An undeniable educational success - A very great success - The museum offers over 7,000 m2 more than 80,000 collector's items - The presentation is very successful and small spaces with projections allow to rest for a moment because it is sometimes difficult to trample too long - Some pieces are rare and he is happy to be able to contemplate them - Mixture during the visit with participants in period uniforms which adds to the magnificence of the place and the reminder of the sufferings endured during these years of war. Thanks to you Mr Jean François COPE, you have added to the attractiveness of the city of Meaux but you can do more because the people of Seine et Marne are insufficiently aware of the existence of such a nugget a few kilometers from their home.
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Lemacyavelik
Jan 26, 2025
A Great Museum - A beautiful museum on the War 14-18 which is richly endowed. It mixes everyday objects of soldiers but also weapons, guns and even two tanks. Special mention should be given to the reconstituted trenches on the outside that allow for immersion (although the light colour of the floor covering would merit a darker paint to be even closer to reality). Let us never forget.
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Inmacmadrid
Jan 20, 2025
Do not hesitate to visit - A museum that should be visited by all to not forget what destroys a war. Millions of young people killed by the ambition of the privileged few
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Chefjonh
Dec 31, 2024
A nice surprise - I was around and I thought, "Why don't you go visit it?" Well I do not regret my visit, a real museum on a human scale with clear explanations. I'd go back with some friends to show them around.
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Socrate82
Jun 14, 2025
To see simply - Initially, they did not play the winner but finally, it was an excellent moment: well-arranged course, well told story it was 3 hours spent without seeing them. To do simply, to remember!
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Grandtour56513410253
Nov 9, 2024
Run away! - To flee!!! Museum uninteresting and much too small , haughty staff and not very pleasant whether it is the guards, the welcome ALL the staff including a guide named Marie who is extremely haughty which does not make you want to learn. I'm not coming back!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).