Article published in La Manche Libre – 29/01/2025
The new museum is scheduled to open in spring 2028, with work starting in 2026.
At the town council meeting on January 23, the Warren J. Kennedy Association presented its plans for a museum dedicated to the largest German prison camp in France. The museum will be located on a 1.2 hectare plot of land in Raveno-ville, “very close to where the former camp stood“, explains Maya Duburch, the association’s general delegate. It will comprise three interconnected buildings with a total surface area of 1,231m2, including 700m2 of permanent exhibition space and 120m of temporary exhibition space.
The museum will address four themes, added Maya Duburch: “camp management, international law for the detention of prisoners of war, the pace of life and the return of prisoners to their homeland”. The project has been under study since 2014, and will cost over 9.5 million euros, 80% of which will be funded by the European Union, the Region, the Ministry of the Armed Forces and the Département, with the remaining 20% coming from sponsorship.
Work is due to start in spring 2026, with a view to opening in 2028. The association expects 70,000 visitors in the first year.
