Juno Beach Centre
- Visit: 90–135 min
- Step-free access
- Good on a rainy day
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What's on here
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Why go
- Begin seated in a landing-craft reconstruction, surrounded by sound and images of wartime Canada.
- See a memorial to 45,000 Canadians who died in the Second World War, including 5,500 killed in the Battle of Normandy and 381 on D-Day.
- See nearly 13,000 memorial bricks installed on kiosks near the centre.
Opening hours
Today09:30 – 18:00Show all
Don't miss
- Le Souvenir raniméColin Gibson’s sculpture depicts five soldiers gathered in a circle, looking into the distance.On the centre’s grounds.
- Certains revinrent, d’autres pasPersonal accounts appear in this section of the permanent exhibition.In the permanent exhibition.
- Dans leurs pasThis film was added to the permanent exhibition in 2013.In the permanent exhibition.2013
Know before you go
- Open daily, 09:30–18:00.
What's inside
- Personal accounts and artefacts trace life in 1930s Canada and the country’s civilian and military wartime efforts.
- The final room connects veterans’ sacrifices with contemporary Canadian society.
- A temporary exhibition space explores changing themes about Canada’s past and present.
With kids
- Dutch-language panels for the Explore Juno youth circuit are available through Webb Visit.
Tips for your visit
- Inside the museum, open the free Webb Visit application using its QR code or in-museum link; it requires no download.
- Buy tickets through the centre’s online ticketing site.
- Groups can reserve through the centre’s website.
Tours and audio guides
- Guided Juno Beach visit
- Led by Canadian students; the visit ends on Juno Beach.
- Webb Visit
- Free application; no download required. Exhibition films have French, English, Dutch and German audio or subtitles. Permanent exhibition texts can be translated from French and English into German and Dutch.
Interesting facts2
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100 metres
The titanium-scaled exterior stands about 100 metres behind the present sand dunes.
Juno Beach Centre - Wikipedia -
The nonprofit Association du Centre Juno Beach owns and manages the museum.
Centre Juno Beach - Wikipedia
Shorts
History
Webb and Cooper led the project, with Webb heading its fundraising campaign. The town supplied a 1.5-hectare site, and veterans and volunteers established the centre as a permanent memorial and educational institution.
- 1990sCanadian veterans conceived the project after finding no comparable Canadian memorial on the landing beaches.
- 6 June 2003Garth Webb and Lise Cooper inaugurated the centre, with more than a thousand Canadian veterans attending.
Accessibility
- Exhibition films offer audio or subtitles for visitors with visual or hearing impairments
- Webb Visit lets visitors enlarge text, adjust spacing, gray levels and contrast, select a dyslexic font, and enable read-aloud
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- Website
- junobeach.org/
- Phone
- 6472975341
Questions and answers
What is the Juno Beach Centre’s address?
Voie des Français Libres, 14470 Courseulles-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy.
Which languages does Webb Visit support?
Exhibition films are available in French, English, Dutch and German. Permanent exhibition texts can be translated from French and English into German and Dutch.
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