Address
Museum Romagne 14-18
2 Rue de l'Andon
Romagne-sous-Montfaucon
Romagne is located approximately 40 km from Verdun.
Opening hours
Starting Aug. 25, we will be open Friday through Sunday from 12:30 to 6 p.m.
Admission EU 8.00. Admission is free for children 12 and under.
Group visits by appointment. info@romagne14-18.com
Admission
Adults: €8.00
Children up to 12 years old free
Groups (12 or more people): €5
Annual pass with unlimited access: €15
Exhibition
In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum also organizes temporary exhibitions on various themes.
Sights and local tourist offices
Gîte Le Musée
Jean-Paul's own guesthouse right next to the Romagne Museum
info@romagne14-18.com
War for Peace - Romagne 14-18
A War Museum with a message of Peace
Museum Romagne 14-18 oprichter en eigenaar Jean-Paul de Vries.
foto’s © Marco Magielse
The road to Romagne
Owner Jean-Paul de Vries has known Romagne-sous-Montfaucon and the surrounding area since he was seven years old. The area, known for the Battle of Verdun and the Meuse-Argonne offensive, among other things, was so heavily fought over that more than 100 years after the Great War, traces of the drama can still be found every day.
More than 25 years ago, Jean-Paul moved to Romagne to realize his dream: his own museum, with a core collection of the large number of war relics he found—and continues to find—within a 5-kilometer radius of Romagne.
The collection continues to expand with new finds and acquisitions, made possible in part by a growing international circle of donors.
Best kept secret
From the very beginning, the museum attracted attention with its unique collection and presentation. The museum enjoys interest from all over the world. It is no coincidence that the travel guide Lonely Planet placed Museum Romagne 14-18 in the top 50 of Europe's ‘best kept secrets’.
The tangible war
The museum's appeal undoubtedly lies in the way Jean-Paul designs his changing exhibitions. Don't expect a shiny exhibition space, polished display cases, or multimedia experiences. Romagne 14-18 paints a picture of the war as it was for all those who were chosen by fate to take part in it. Because at the Romagne Museum 14-18, the war is exhibited in a tangible way. To touch and reach out.
The remains were found by Jean-Paul as he came across them, rusted, half destroyed or still intact, and that is how they are exhibited. Without embellishment, without fuss. And that makes them all the more impressive.
Jean-Paul vindt rust in de bossen rond Romagne.
A place for reflection
But the Romagne 14-18 museum wants to be more than just an exhibition space. Above all, it wants to be a place for reflection. A museum with a personal message: that war is always and everywhere the work of human beings, and that the people who start a war are the same people who can end it. It is a place to keep old stories alive and to bring new stories to life. A museum in which war plays a major role, but where Jean-Paul's powerful message of peace, compassion, and humanity clearly prevails.
A new name
This is best reflected in the change of direction that Jean-Paul initiated for his museum at the end of 2022, which will define its identity from 2023 onwards. Museum Romange 14-18 has a new name: War for Peace Museum/Romagne 14-18. It is a message that is only gaining urgency and significance in our current times.
Welcome to Romagne. Feel at home in a museum where you will leave a different person than when you entered. A war museum with a message of peace.
Museum Romagne 14-18, een plek voor jong en oud