Jean Garcin History Museum: 39-45 – The Call of Freedom

In a cinematographic setting inspired by poetic realism, a collection of more than 10 000 objects and documents evokes the daily lives of French people under the Occupation, while first-hand accounts from members of the Resistance in Vaucluse shed light on the profound motivations behind their actions, situated in the national context. Finally, a third section, “Freedom of the Spirit”, offers an in-depth look at “wartime intelligence” and Resistance ideals, what they meant and how they were taught. It comprises a series of underground editions, subject to censorship or sent from abroad, of militant magazines, manuscripts by René Char, Georges Rouault, André Breton, etc., and original works by Henri Matisse and Joan Miró, among others.

The museum also has: 

• a research and documentation centre (open to all by appointment), where information and archives in all media can be consulted and documents borrowed and copied.
• a bookshop selling a range of books on the period 1939-45 (general, thematic, new releases)
• an auditorium and a projection room, which can be booked for symposiums, seminars and exhibitions.

You can visit the museum unguided, and group bookings (minimum 10 people) are taken throughout the year.

Audioguides in English, French and German are available to visitors free of charge.

Guided tours, scripted booklets and educational workshops (art, writing, philosophy, etc.) mean school visits can be tailored to different age groups. Original trails around the museum’s collections or on the theme of this year’s “Concours National de la Résistance et de la Déportation” schools competition can be arranged with the museum’s education service.

Sources : ©Musée d’Histoire Jean Garcin : 39-45 L’Appel de la Liberté