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1944 Memorial Ascq Museum is a rewarding stop for art, history and curious minds. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About 1944 Memorial Ascq Museum
At Villeneuve-d'Ascq near Lille, the Ascq 1944 Memorial commemorates one of the most tragic episodes of the Second World War in the region: the massacre, in April 1944, of scores of civilians from the village of Ascq by German soldiers in reprisal for an act of resistance. The memorial museum, built on a site connected to the events, tells the story of that terrible night and honours the memory of the victims through documents, photographs, personal belongings and testimonies. Beyond its role as a place of remembrance, it reflects on war, injustice and the importance of peace and human dignity. Sober, moving and deeply educational, the Ascq 1944 Memorial is an important place of memory that keeps alive the history of the local community and its suffering. This is a sombre subject touching on war and the loss of civilian lives.