Airborne Museum Admission Ticket
Overview
Located in the centre of Sainte-Mere-Eglise and only a few kilometers from Utah Beach and the landing beaches, the Airborn Museum facing the bell tower on which paratrooper John Steele was suspended on the D-Day.
Through spectacular museography, the Airborne Museum will make you live the D-Day alongside the American paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne. Discover an exceptional collection of historical artifacts, an authentic glider and a C-47 aircraft that participated in the D-Day operations.
Through spectacular museography, the Airborne Museum will make you live the D-Day alongside the American paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne. Discover an exceptional collection of historical artifacts, an authentic glider and a C-47 aircraft that participated in the D-Day operations.
Inclusions
- Histopad with augmented reality
- Entry/Admission - Airborne Museum
What to expect
Visit: Airborne Museum, 14 rue Eisenhower, 50480 Sainte-Mere-Eglise France
In the building "Operation Neptune", prepare to live the parachuting of June 6, 1944! Embark at night in a real C-47 plane in England, then land on the place of Sainte-Mère-Eglise in the middle of the fighting and take part in the battles that followed. A 20-minute film recounts with emotion the life under German occupation and the liberation of Sainte-Mère-Église and the Cotentin region.
New this year, you will be able to go back in time with an Histopad! Thanks to the Augmented Reality, interactivity and hyper-realistic graphics of the Histopad tablet, you will be transported to the heart of Normandy in 1944 and experience the highlights of the D-Day. Immersion guaranteed! To witness the German occupation, to attend the landing of gliders, to manipulate weapons and equipment to understand how it works, to meet the destinies that have marked History ... all this is now possible thanks to high technology of Histopad!
In the building "Operation Neptune", prepare to live the parachuting of June 6, 1944! Embark at night in a real C-47 plane in England, then land on the place of Sainte-Mère-Eglise in the middle of the fighting and take part in the battles that followed. A 20-minute film recounts with emotion the life under German occupation and the liberation of Sainte-Mère-Église and the Cotentin region.
New this year, you will be able to go back in time with an Histopad! Thanks to the Augmented Reality, interactivity and hyper-realistic graphics of the Histopad tablet, you will be transported to the heart of Normandy in 1944 and experience the highlights of the D-Day. Immersion guaranteed! To witness the German occupation, to attend the landing of gliders, to manipulate weapons and equipment to understand how it works, to meet the destinies that have marked History ... all this is now possible thanks to high technology of Histopad!
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 9 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Traveler O
March 2022
A very nice museum with interactive exhibits and lots of information covering the nightime D-Day landings of the U.S. Airborne in Normandy. You'll receive a mini Ipad device which you can use to show different perspectives, info and insights into what happened here just before the morning D-Day l...
A very nice museum with interactive exhibits and lots of information covering the nightime D-Day landings of the U.S. Airborne in Normandy. You'll receive a mini Ipad device which you can use to show different perspectives, info and insights into what happened here just before the morning D-Day landings. It's a historical town and this museum does a nice job paying tribute. Some other museums are bit cartoonish or tourist traps, this one has different rooms which will sometimes suit kids better than adults and vice versa. Best to go during off season or low season when no tour groups or schoolgroups are coming through. Then, you have the lot to yourself. Great info and a good visit overall.Stephenbullock
February 2022
A hands on experience. Everyone enjoyed the experience and learnt a lot about the landings by the American Airbourn in 1944. It was good to have an interactive experience which everyone in my party thought was good and helped to keep their interests in the topic.
A hands on experience. Everyone enjoyed the experience and learnt a lot about the landings by the American Airbourn in 1944. It was good to have an interactive experience which everyone in my party thought was good and helped to keep their interests in the topic.mvanleeu
October 2021
Nice museum telling and visualising the story of the landing of paratroopers in Ste Mere Eglise. Well located in the centre of Ste Mere Eglise, so good to combine with a visit to the famous church and the shops and restaurants nearby.
Nice museum telling and visualising the story of the landing of paratroopers in Ste Mere Eglise. Well located in the centre of Ste Mere Eglise, so good to combine with a visit to the famous church and the shops and restaurants nearby.swissAfamily
October 2021
Goosebumps!! Very important part of Europes history well explained. Sad to see the tragedy of war and the people involved.
Goosebumps!! Very important part of Europes history well explained. Sad to see the tragedy of war and the people involved.Oki_romero
August 2021
Tablets were a plus to bring you into the interactive experience, and it assisted in keeping younger children focused on something vs running around and yelling like they were doing in so many other museums. This also seemed to be a bit of a disadvantage because they would rush from one spot to ...
Tablets were a plus to bring you into the interactive experience, and it assisted in keeping younger children focused on something vs running around and yelling like they were doing in so many other museums. This also seemed to be a bit of a disadvantage because they would rush from one spot to the next often rudely cutting others off waiting patiently, not a museum flaw a parental flaw IMO. Understanding that a museums purpose is to get people in the door and educate, we enjoyed the information and items we were able to see and experience. The small path around the glider in the first building and paths through the next building would greatly benefit from spacing people out a bit at the entrance. I'm not meaning solely because of the covid situation and all the distancing suggestions/requirements, that aside it was a constant battle to get to the next case to see contents only to be pushed up on from behind by the next people. In addition to their being minimal space to stand to follow along with your tablet, we found ourselves searching for a bare spot to stand which was difficult with all the people gathering to do the same thing. Perhaps staff members walking through on occasion to gage the capacity as others are allowed in could help? Find it hard to stay focused on what I wanted to experience and learn here when pushed through.TEUscout
July 2021
I have visited the Airborne Museum many times since 2004. As time has gone on, so has the expansion and displays at the museum. The museum has a wealth of information and displays all part of the airborne operations of June 6th and the days following. The museum is a must see if you are in the...
I have visited the Airborne Museum many times since 2004. As time has gone on, so has the expansion and displays at the museum. The museum has a wealth of information and displays all part of the airborne operations of June 6th and the days following. The museum is a must see if you are in the area of Saint Mere Elgise! Sadly, I do have one point of constructive concern for the staff. During my visit in July 0f 2021, visitors are now issued a interactive IPad type device... Thus, now you have people walking the area with this device and they are paying too much attention to this screen rather than walking and looking at the outstanding exhibits. This causes delays and "traffic jams" at the various buildings at the museum. People are stopped in the middle of the walkways looking at this IPad screen instead of looking at displays and moving forward. Personally, bad decision on the part of the staff to giving visitors another "computer screen" to look at. The cost is average for such a great museum!