The museum

 

In order to perpetuate the memory of the last German offensive and of the historical siege of the city of Bastogne, the Bastogne Historical Center has installed in its star-shaped building two reconstruction scenes, an American one and a German one, which allow visitors to relive, with realism and a lot of details, moments of the battle and the soldiers's daily life.

All the exhibited equipment and uniforms are authentic. Still nowadays, the exceptional collections of the museum keep growing richer notably thanks to donations made by collectors and veterans and thanks to constant research.

And this is how the general of armoured troops, the baron Hasso von Manteuffel gave the museum the leather coat he was wearing during the battle. And how the artillery captain Bernard Jacobson sent back the roadsign « Bastogne » well known thanks to the famous photo of the general McAuliffe with two officers showing this roadsign to the world.
These two objects still appear in good place in the museum's glass cases.

A very rich collection of weapons, uniforms and objects necessary to life during the conflict is also presented through the whole museum.

The audioguides that the museum has recently acquired allow visitors to understand even better the Battle of the Bulge thanks to detailed comments.