Two exhibitions! The young firefighters from 1973 to the present and unpublished photos of the bombing of Nantes, 16 and 23 September 1943.

Name: Two exhibitions! The young firefighters from 1973 to the present and unpublished photos of the bombing of Nantes, 16 and 23 September 1943.
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée des sapeurs pompiers

European Heritage Days 2023

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

Free entry

Musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Loire-Atlantique

This year, the museum has two temporary exhibitions:
The story of the young firefighters will be presented to you and two JSP schools will perform demonstrations, at 11am/3pm and 5pm, on both days.
The second exhibition will be conscripted at the anniverssaire of the bombings of Nantes on 16 and 23 September 1943. Presentation by Pierre-François Gérard, photos on glass plate of his father, some of which have never been presented to the public or published.

About the location

Musée des sapeurs pompiers

37, rue du Maréchal Joffre Caserne du Commandant Gouzé, 44000 Nantes

Loire-Atlantique
Pays de la Loire

The Museum of Fire Brigade of Loire-Atlantique is installed in the former convent of the Ursulines, bought in 1907 by the City to install there the fire brigade. It took the name of «Gouzé Barracks» in 1928 in memory of its first commander.