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The Mémorial de Caen is a museum and war memorial in Caen, Normandy, France commemorating World War II and the Battle for Caen. More generally, the museum is dedicated to the history of the twentieth century, mainly focused on the fragility of peace. Its intention is "pay a tribute to the martyred city of the liberation" but also to tell "what ...
A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.
The idea of the museum was born as the discussions between these men took place. Over time, the collection expanded, and now includes ancient as well as Medieval items. The museum now holds more than 80,000 objects. Since 2016, the museum has exhibited the Treasure of Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, discovered in 2011 and the Treasure of Tourouvre.
The first references to the name of Caen are found in different acts of the dukes of Normandy: Cadon 1021/1025, [7] Cadumus 1025, [8] Cathim 1026/1027. [9] Year 1070 of the Parker manuscript [10] of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle refers to Caen as Kadum, [11] and year 1086 of the Laud manuscript [12] gives the name as Caþum. [13]
On Christmas 1182, a royal court celebration for Christmas in the Aula of Caen Castle brought together Henry II and his sons, Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland, receiving more than a thousand knights. Caen Castle, along with all of Normandy, was recaptured by the French Crown in 1204. Philip II reinforced the fortifications.
Following this extension, the Ministry of Culture presented the museum with the Grand Prix National des Musées in 1995, in recognition for its architecture and program. Since 2007, the museum had been at the center of the Parc des Sculptures, housed in the castle, at the initiative of Patrick Ramade, chief curator, and museum director since 2004.
1828 – Journal de Caen et de la Normandie newspaper begins publication. [13] 1843 – Paris-Caen railway begins operating. [14] 1855 - Société des beaux-arts de Caen (art society) founded. [6] 1857 Caen Canal opens. Gare de Caen opens; Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway begins operating. 1860 – Séminaire des Eudistes de Caen built. 1875
IPSJ Computer Museum - A virtual museum by IPSJ, an academic society of information processing in Japan, [2] and affiliated physical computer museums ("satellite museums") all over Japan, such as: KCG Computer Museum, Kyoto - a computer museum by KCG, an education institution [3] Microcomputer Museum in Ōme,_Tokyo [4]