Guided tours

VISIT of the permanent exhibition and the Memorial

During the visit, the students discover the Wall of Names, the crypt, the exhibition on the fate of the Jews in. Europe and the role of the Vichy regime during the Second World War. Several themes are addressed, including the history of antisemitism, the major phases of the genocide, memories and their evolution.

Duration: 1h30

VISIT-MEETING

  • It includes a general visit of 1 hour and 30 minutes followed by a meeting with a witness of 1 hour and 45 minutes: former deportee, hidden child. This singular moment allows a dialogue to be established with the students. In the absence of the witness, an excerpt from filmed testimony is presented.

Duration : 3h30
Minimum 2 classes – about 50 students

VISIT OF THE TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS

Auschwitz-Birkenau as seen by Raymond Depardon

> Until November 9, 2025

How the Nazis photographed their crimes. Auschwitz 1944

> Until 16 November 2025

Claude Lanzmann, the recordings

> From December 11, 2025

Simone Veil. My sisters and I

> From January 2026

Exhibition on the photos of the green ticket sweep

> From May 2026

Duration: 1h30

VISIT-STUDY OF A FILMED TESTIMONY

The Memorial proposes the study of a filmed testimony broadcast after the visit. The activity is led by the guide using a questionnaire. The themes and testimonials proposed are:

  • The end of the Holocaust and the Nazi concentration camp universe. Survive, testify, judge (1944-1948) – CNRD

  • The Vel d'Hiv roundup (Journey of three children, testimonies made by the USC Shoah Foundation)

  • The genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda: crossed journey of two surviving teenagers

Duration : 2 h 30
(the study of the filmed testimony lasts 1 hour)

Combined visit of the Paris and Drancy Shoah Memorials

  • Visit of 1 h 30 to the Shoah Memorial in Paris
  • Travel to Drancy (Transport and meals at the expense of the establishments)
  • 1:30 Visit of the Shoah Memorial in Drancy

Duration: 1 day

Reservation : at least two months in advance reservation.groupes@memorialdelashoah.org
Information: Tel: 01 53 01 17 26 from Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
For IDF high school students, transport between Paris and Drancy is covered by the Memorial upon registration. The dates will be specified later on our site.

Tactile visit

School audience: visually impaired or blind

For students from 9th grade to 12th grade

Accompanied by a guide, the participants discover the different spaces of the institution and also apprehend by touching the forecourt, the crypt and the Wall of Names. Audio testimonies of former deportees, administrative archives of the Shoah transcribed in Braille, as well as objects from our collections (textile, engraved metal or wood) help the group to approach the different stages of the "Final Solution" in Europe and in France.

Themes: History and memories of the Holocaust, collaboration in France, deportation, Righteous.

Historical period: World War II.

Media: Audio testimonies, archives transcribed in Braille, engraved metal objects, wood or textile from our collections.

Duration: 2 h

ITINERARY OF JEWISH FAMILIES DURING THE WAR

The Shoah Memorial offers guided tours adapted to teachers' educational projects (allophone students, European sections, Segpa, ULIS...). Through the journey of Charlotte Storch and Renée Lyszka, children hidden in occupied and free zones, visitors discover the major stages of the genocide of the Jews.

Adapted guided tours

Duration: 1 h 30

Information and reservations: reservation.groupes@memorialdelashoah.org or on 01 53 01 17 26

at the discovery of the memorial

For students from 9th grade to 12th grade

Themes: History, memories, microhistory, museology, architecture. historical periods World War II, contemporary history.

Supports: Monuments, archival documents, testimonies.

Activity: With the help of an investigation notebook, wandering through spaces and analysis of documents independently. Restitution with the Memorial guides. The places of memory and the museum will be entirely dedicated to classes.

This activity is particularly in line with the recommendations aimed at organizing a historical or memorial visit related to racism, anti-Semitism or antigypsyism.

Duration: 2h15

Dates:

  • Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

  • Tuesday, December 16, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

  • Tuesday, February 17, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

  • Thursday, April 16, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

  • Tuesday, June 2, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Price: 99€

Tel.: 01 53 01 17 26 from Monday to Friday from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM or reservation.groupes@memorialdelashoah.org

Activities must be paid by check or transfer before the arrival of the groups

Mandatory reservation at least 2 months in advance to: reservation.groupes@memorialdelashoah.org

Information: Tel.: 01 53 01 17 26 from Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

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