D-Day Utah Beach Museum - Sainte Marie du Mont (France)

Historical information

Located in the Parc Naturel Régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, the "Madeleine" beach went into history a Tuesday of June 1944.

65 years after, the Utah Beach Landing Museum invites you to walk along paths of our liberators..

THE MUSEUM

The Utah Beach museum was created in 1962 by Michel de Vallavieille, mayor of Sainte Marie du Mont from 1949 to 1991. He spent a lot of his time and his energy in creating and maintaining this museum to preserve the memory of those who landed on UTAH BEACH. The museum opened inside a old German bunker known under code name WN5. It is today the historical and symbolic center of the museum.
The site of Utah Beach is in permanent evolution to thank and pay tribute to all the men who gave or risked their life for our freedom.

The actual museum was restored and extended for the 50th Anniversary.

. The official website of the museum stands here.

Museum’s authorities can be contacted here.

A list of all museums in Normandy can be found there

Location information

The museum is located at:
50480 Sainte Marie du Mont
Tél : 00 33 2 33 71 53 35

Open daily in high season from 9.30 AM to 19.00 PM
from June to September
from 10.00 AM to 18.00 PM
in April, May and October

Open daily in low season from 10.00 AM to 17.30 PM
in February, March and Novemberr

Closed in December and January

RATES
ADULT (individual) : 6 €
CHILD (6 to 14 years old) : 2,50 €
STUDENT, SERVICE MEN : 4,50 €

Personal note

This is a large museum but the presence of the Sherman outside the museum and the proximity of the beaches are an opportunity. The visitor will also discover the very first bollard (km 0) of the liberty path crossing many countries in Western Europe.