All Saints' Day vacation 2024: activities for children at the Musée de la Grande Guerre

From October 19 to November 3, 2024, the All Saints' vacation season promises to be a busy one in Paris and the Île-de-France region: for the occasion, the Musée de la Grande Guerre - a museum dedicated to the First World War with historical collections - in Meaux (77) is organizing a whole program designed especially for young visitors.

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The Musée de la Grande Guerre (Great War Museum) is a must-see historical site in the Seine-et-Marne département: with its rich collections on weapons, uniforms, soldiers' daily lives and French customs during the Great War of 14-18, it's the educational museum to discover with the whole family, to learn all about this decisive period in the history of the early 20th century. So, every holiday, the museum organizes a special program for families: creative workshops, guided tours, games... It's a fun way to dive into the heart of history during the All Saints' Day vacation of 2024!

The Great War Museum, an immersion in the heart of the First World War, in Meaux (77)
At the Musée de la Grande Guerre du Pays de Meaux in Meaux, you can immerse yourself in the daily lives of civilians and soldiers during the Great War of 14-18. A historical museum to discover with friends or family, to plunge into the heart of French History. [Read more]

On the programme for the All Saints' Day vacation 2024 at the Musée de la Grande Guerre:

Wargames

Lovers of strategy and board games, come and experience the Great War in a playful way. Replay the great battles of Verdun and the Dardanelles, or redistribute the cards by imagining what our world would have been like if the Great War had not been won by France.

• For whom? From age 10, included in admission ticket
• When ? October 21 at 2pm

Creative workshops

Nénette and Rintin

Making lucky dolls.

• For ages 5 to 7, €2.5 supplement on admission ticket
• When ? October 24 at 3pm

Camouflaged animals

After a short tour of the collections, come and conceal your favorite animal by making it invisible to enemies. This workshop uses color and collage to help you understand the usefulness of camouflage.

• For whom? 8 to 10 years, €2.5 supplement on admission ticket
• When ? October 28 at 3pm

Unfolding the story

In the style of Yaacov Agam, come and create an accordion fold revealing two opposing aspects of the Great War.

• For ages 8 to 10, €2.5 supplement on admission ticket
• When ? October 30 at 3pm

Workshop tour: Behind the camera

Are you ready? Motor... camera... ACTION!

• For whom? 10 to 15 years, €2.5 supplement on admission ticket
• When ? October 25 at 3pm

Escape Game - the museum brigades

The museum's thematic areas are transformed into life-size game rooms: join the museum's "Tiger Brigades" to solve riddles in 30 minutes or less!

• For whom? general public, €2.5 supplement on admission ticket
• When ? October 31st at 2pm