Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation à Grenoble
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The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation à Grenoble is a museum located in Grenoble
, France.
Initially installed rue Jean Jacques Rousseau, in Grenoble, the museum is in its current premises in the rue Hébert since 1994. The building originally housed the architectural sculpture school of Grenoble and its director's apartments, the sculptor Aimé Charles Irvoy
.
The museum describes the specificity of the French Resistance
in the Isère department, particularly in the Vercors
during the Second World War.
In addition to temporary exhibitions and the organization of events, the museum houses a permanent exhibition that shows a chronological presentation of the war events.
Created in 1966, the museum obtained the label "museum in France".
It contains about 5,000 works related to the Second World War.
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, France.
Initially installed rue Jean Jacques Rousseau, in Grenoble, the museum is in its current premises in the rue Hébert since 1994. The building originally housed the architectural sculpture school of Grenoble and its director's apartments, the sculptor Aimé Charles Irvoy
Aimé Charles Irvoy
Aimé Charles Irvoy was a French sculptor who lived and worked in Grenoble....
.
The museum describes the specificity of the French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
in the Isère department, particularly in the Vercors
Vercors
Vercors is an upland district in the south-east of France:* Vercors Caves, a set of long caves* Vercors Plateau, a range of mountains and plateaus in the department of Isère, French Alps* Vercors Regional Natural Park, a protected area of southeastern France...
during the Second World War.
In addition to temporary exhibitions and the organization of events, the museum houses a permanent exhibition that shows a chronological presentation of the war events.
Created in 1966, the museum obtained the label "museum in France".
It contains about 5,000 works related to the Second World War.