Visit of a former war fort

Name: Visite d'un ancien fort de guerre
Start: 2022-09-17T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée du fort de la Pompelle

Discover the architecture and surroundings of the fort with a mediator.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passé

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03 26 35 36 61

©J. Driol

Discover the architecture and surroundings of the fort with a mediator.

A mediator of the historical museums will make you discover the military architecture of the fort of the Pompelle and its rich collections. Discover how its geographical location enabled it to maintain a strategic defence position during the Great War.
You can also discover the evolutionary exhibition «Paysage in situ», which invites visitors to create objects of memory, echoing the destiny of the soldiers present in the fort from 1914 to 1918.
Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 6pm.

À propos du lieu

Musée du fort de la Pompelle

RN 44 direction Châlons-en-Champagne, 51500 Puisieulx

Marne
Grand Est

High place of the First World War, the Fort de la Pompelle was built from 1880 to 1883 to complete the fortified belt of Reims, designed by General Séré de Rivières after the defeat of 1870. This is the only fort that remains Allied hands during the Great War and assured the defense of Reims. Completely refitted as a museum of the Great War, it houses a vast collection of artillery pieces, equipment, infantry uniforms, trench crafts, objects of daily life and military medicine, period documents, as well as a remarkable collection of over 300 models of German helmets. The whole is highlighted by a contemporary scenography punctuated with many interactive terminals. Visitors are invited to immerse themselves in the daily life of the trenches and in the history of this site classified as a historical monument.