Maison du Souvenir - Memory House

Beschrijving

On August 25th 1944, while Paris was celebrating the liberation, 124 inhabitants of the Maillé village were killed by the retreating Nazi troops. Combining culture and education, the Maison du Souvenir invites visitors to go beyond this tragic civilian massacre. With over 250 documents, objects and films, this living memorial also relates the history of the Resistance in Touraine and in France. On the 25th of August 1944, whilst Paris was celebrating its liberation, 124 inhabitants of the village were hunted down and massacred by german troops. 'La Maison du Souvenir' is an innovative memorial site where culture and pedagogy come together. Temporary exhibitions on the theme; the fate of civilian populations in times of war. On August 25th 1944, while Paris was celebrating the liberation, 1