Evoking the thinking of the era, it shows what daily life was like on the front and behind the lines, reflecting the heavy involvement of the civilian population. In exploring the culture of war, the Historial links the past to the present, testifying to the impact this conflict has had throughout the 20th century.
The museum covers both social and military history. It features diverse collections covering daily life on the front.
Through the parallel histories of the three main protagonists the Historial explains the war, its origins and its consequences. It offers a cultural vision of the first world-wide conflict as it was lived by soldiers and civilians.
The Historial assembles a collection of more than 25,000 civil and military objects. These amazing, unusual and sometimes absurd testimonies are constantly increased through an active acquisitions policy.
Individual and collective memories present the last days of the old world and the birth of the twentieth century through an approach that is cultural, social and military.
