Everything you need to know
to visit the Great War Museum
Opening hours
The Museum is open every day except Tuesday from 09:30 to 18:00 (closed 1 January, 1 May and 25 December).
Annual closure from 19 August to 6 September 2024.
Exceptional closure on Saturday July 20 (as part of the passing of the Olympic flame)
NB.: The physical ticket office closes at 17:00, the temporary exhibition and roof terrace at 17:30, the permanent exhibition at 17:45 and the shop at 18:00.
Access
Adress
Rue Lazare Ponticelli – 77100 Meaux – Tel.: +33 (0)1 60 32 14 18
Plan Vigipirate: to ensure visitor safety, the Great War Museum applies the preventive counter-terrorism measures set down by the Government for public administrations.
BY CAR
From the A4 motorway, take the RN3 road towards Meaux then Soissons.
Free parking with 120 spaces, with specific spaces close to the entrance for people with disabilities.
BY TRAIN
30 minutes from Paris via Gare de l’Est station
Line P: Towards Meaux or Château-Thierry (check the train stops in Meaux).
35 minutes from Chessy Marne-la-Vallée RER A/TGV station by bus 19 to Meaux train station, and 30 minutes from Val d’Europe bus station via bus 69 (Seine-et-Marne Express route) to Meaux train station.
BY BUS
10 minutes from Meaux train station by bus, using routes G, S (Hauts de Chantereine stop opposite the Museum).
Check the bus timetables carefully before coming to the museum, especially on Saturdays and Sundays! Also think about the small free shuttle!
35 minutes from Chessy Marne-la-Vallée RER A/TGV station by bus 19 to Meaux train station, and 30 minutes from Val d’Europe bus station via bus 69 (Seine-et-Marne Express route) to Meaux train station.
FREE SHUTTLES
A “little” shuttle runs between Meaux Station and the Great War Museum free of charge every weekend (all year round) and every day during school holidays in zone C.
The “P’tite Navette” can accommodate 8 tourists on board.
BY TAXI
Taxis de Meaux offers transport seven days a week, from 06:00 to midnight.
Fares and bookings on +33 (0)1 64 33 85 86.
Prices
Entry tickets valid all day
Accepted payment methods : Cash, cheques, credit and debit cards (except American Express), Chèques Vacances and Chèques Culture (Rev&Sens)
Prices as of april 2024
Holders of Ticket Net and France Billet cards, students, over 65s, current and former service-members, under 26s, job seekers, beneficiaries of certain benefits (minimas sociaux),
Entrance to the museum from 4:30 p.m. on weekdays
2 adults + 2 children under 18 (€2 per extra child)
Balad’Pass 77 card holders = 1 full price entry purchased, 1 entry free, Pass’Musées 14-18 card holders
Free entry for all visitors on the first Sunday of every month, and generally for people with disabilities and one person accompanying them, children under 8, journalists, Île-de-France tourism professionals, museum conservators/members of the ICOM network/holders of the Ministry of Culture card (free entre for two), teachers, members of the Société des Amis du Musée, holders of the Balad’Pass card (1 free entry, 1 paying entry), French service members on Operation Sentinelle duty, and during special promotional events organized by the Museum
Museum map
There are two visitor trails to discover the collections: the chronological trail and the thematic trail.
Shop
The Museum’s shop offers a variety of original World War I-themed products, such as books, stationery, models and games, and souvenirs.
There is a large selection of works of varied themes, including literature, specialist works, children’s books and comic books. Visitors can also purchase the Museum’s guide book, “C comme Collections”, featuring the catalogue of collections and the “Battle of the Marne 1914” circuit.
Open during Museum opening hours: Wednesday to Monday, from 09:30 to 18:00.
Restaurant
The coffee shop of museum is temporarily closed.
When weather permits, picnic tables are available in the Museum’s garden.
Meaux town centre is five minutes away by road, and the town offers a variety of lunch spots. See local restaurants and accommodation on the Meaux Marne Ourcq Tourism website: https://www.tourisme-paysdemeaux.com/
Documentation centre
The documentation centre has a collection of almost 8,000 works on the First World War. They include general, specific and thematic works, as well as contemporary archives of the conflict.
By appointment
Contact Tel.: +33 (0)1 83 69 05 57 – [email protected]
Accessibility
The museum has been awarded the “Tourisme et Handicap” label for welcoming the visually- and hearing-impaired and those with intellectual and physical disabilities, and is accessible to all persons with disabilities.
Guide dogs are welcome. Manual wheelchairs are available free of charge (in exchange for an identity document), as well as stick-chairs and magnifying lamps with multiple magnification for persons with visual disabilities.
The museum visit is facilitated with tools, subtitles, sound and interactive objects, as well as assistance from the Museum’s staff.
If you have any questions or specific requests, do get in touch: [email protected].