Historial de la Grande Guerre

What Historial de la Grande Guerre does

Historial de la Grande Guerre is a non-profit museum association (Association Historial de la Grande Guerre) operating since 1992 from Péronne in the Hauts-de-France region, dedicated to the First World War. It runs two physical sites: the Péronne Musée d'Histoire (the reference museum covering military, social, and cultural dimensions of WWI) and the Thiepval Musée de Site (a site museum at the Franco-British Memorial in the Somme battlefields). The institution holds a unique collection of more than 75,000 original pieces and documents, and supports an International Research Centre that publishes a seven-part Encyclopaedia of the Great War.

The museum generates revenue through unit-priced admissions (e.g., €4.50 per pupil at Péronne, €3 at Thiepval, €6 combined), guided battlefield tours (€110 in French / €130 in English per bus), on-site bookshop and boutique sales, and online ticket sales. It distributes programming through a multilingual website (French, English, Dutch, German), a free loan program of ten thematic traveling exhibitions delivered via Wetransfer, and active social media channels. Customer segments include French school groups (primary through secondary and higher education), individual/family visitors, corporate/professional groups, and international researchers. Operations are institutionally supported by the Conseil départemental de la Somme and embedded in the Somme Battlefields' Partner heritage network.

Technically, the museum is a traditional cultural institution with no proprietary AI/ML or software platform disclosed; its digital surface consists of a content website, podcasts, videos, and standard calendar-export integrations (Google, iCal, Outlook). The Educational Department is accredited by France's National Education Agency, and management includes Caroline Fontaine as Director of the International Research Centre.

Name

Historial de la Grande Guerre

Legal name

Association Historial de la Grande Guerre

Website

https://historial.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Historial de la Grande Guerre is a French non-profit association operating two WWI museum sites in Péronne and Thiepval, serving school groups, families, researchers, and corporate visitors with a 75,000-piece collection and accredited educational programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Historical Museum and Heritage Institution

NAICS

Museums (712110), Historical Sites (712120), Historical Sites (71212)

akta.pro primary industry

History Museums (THAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Sites, Heritage Landmarks & Archaeological Sites (THAJACAC), Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI), Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

Keywords

• World war museum
• Historical heritage exhibitions
• Battlefield guided tours
• Wwi educational programs
• War memorial collections

Headquarters

HQ city

Péronne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Museum Entrance Fees: Revenue from admission tickets to the Péronne History Museum and Thiepval Site Museum, with combined ticket options available for visitors.
2. Online Ticket Sales: Digital ticket sales through the website for advance booking of museum visits and special events.
3. Bookshop and Boutique: Sale of books, gifts, and merchandise through on-site bookshops and boutiques at both museum locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Historial de la Grande Guerre is a two-site museum complex dedicated to World War I history, operating the Péronne Musée d'Histoire and the Thiepval Musée de Site. The institution offers museum admissions to permanent collections of 75,000+ artifacts, temporary exhibitions, battlefield guided tours, traveling exhibitions for loan, school group educational programs, scholarly research resources including the Encyclopaedia of the Great War, and cultural events such as Les Apéros de l'Histoire.

Product overview

Historial de la Grande Guerre operates as a two-site museum complex dedicated to World War I history, consisting of the Péronne Musée d'Histoire (reference museum covering military, social, and cultural dimensions) and the Thiepval Musée de Site (site museum at the Franco-British Memorial). The museum offers a unified experience combining permanent collections of 75,000+ pieces with temporary exhibitions, an International Research Centre producing scholarly encyclopaedias, and an accredited Educational Department providing curriculum-aligned resources for schools. Supporting offerings include traveling exhibition loans, battlefield tours, cultural events (Apéros de l'Histoire), digital media (podcasts, videos), museum shops, and conference facilities. The institution is operated by Association Historial de la Grande Guerre, supported by the Somme Departmental Council.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Péronne: Musée d'Histoire The reference museum dedicated to the First World War, located in Péronne, France. Addresses the conflict in its entirety covering military, social, and cultural dimensions. Open year-round with seasonal hours: 9:30-18:00 April-September and 9:30-17:00 October-March (closed Mondays).
• Thiepval: Musée de Site A site museum located near the Franco-British Memorial at the heart of the Somme battlefields. Open daily November-February 9:30-17:00 and March-October 9:30-18:00. Provides context for visitors at the historic battlefield site.
• Temporary Exhibitions

Quantifiable outcome

• The museum offers 10 thematic traveling exhibitions available for free loan to schools and institutions, demonstrating educational reach beyond the physical museum sites.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centre International de Recherche (Historial)coreOthers · 11 November 2026The International Research Centre organized the November 11, 2026 event in collaboration with the department of Somme, demonstrating the institutional partnership between the research center and the Conseil départementale de la Somme.
• Somme Battlefields' PartnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe museum participates in the Somme Battlefields' Partner network, collaborating with other heritage and tourism organizations in the Somme region to promote the WWI battlefields and memorial sites collectively.
• ADAGP (Société des Auteurs dans les Arts Graphiques et Plastiques)minorOthersThe museum obtains authorization from ADAGP to use images of artwork by its member artists in temporary exhibitions and press materials, particularly for downloadable exhibition panels.
• Conseil départementale de la SommecoreOthersThe department council provides institutional support to the museum, including hosting the November 11, 2026 event organized by the Centre International de Recherche.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mémorial de Verdun: French WWI memorial and museum at the Battle of Verdun site, the closest direct French counterpart to Historial de la Grande Guerre. Operates a site museum, battlefield tours, and educational programming on the Western Front, competing for the same Franco-Belgian school group and battlefield tourist segments.
• In Flanders Fields Museum: WWI museum located in the Cloth Hall in Ypres, Belgium, focusing on the Great War in the Flanders region. Closest geographic and thematic competitor in the Belgian battlefields, with strong digital and interactive exhibits setting a higher bar for visitor engagement that Historial must match.
• Imperial War Museum: UK's national museum of conflict covering both World Wars, with five branches including the flagship IWM London. Directly comparable as a major WWI/WWII museum that combines permanent collections, temporary exhibitions, educational programming, and scholarly research output — competing for the same international school and family visitor segments.
• National WWI Museum and Memorial: America's official WWI museum in Kansas City, featuring extensive collections, educational programming, and a research library. Comparable as a flagship national WWI museum with a strong educational and scholarly mission, though geographically distant from the Western Front battlefields.

Broad incumbents

• Musée de l'Armée: France's premier military history museum at Les Invalides in Paris, covering French military history from the Middle Ages through modern conflicts. A larger incumbent with much greater visitor volume and a broader portfolio, but with overlapping WWI content and competing for the same educational and tourist segments in France.
• Australian War Memorial: Australia's national memorial and museum covering all wars in which Australians have participated, with substantial WWI gallery space. Comparable as a major national war memorial combining museum, research centre, and commemorative functions, with a particular thematic connection given the Historial's exhibition on Australian soldiers on the Western Front.

Regional players

• Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial: Commonwealth War Graves Commission site in Belgium, the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world on the Ypres Salient. Comparable as a major WWI memorial site with interpretive exhibits, but operated by a different (Commonwealth) organization and geographically concentrated in Belgium rather than serving the Somme region.

Others

• Somme Battlefields' Partner: Network of heritage and tourism organizations in the Somme region that collaborate to promote the WWI battlefield sites collectively. Historial is explicitly a member; the network is a regional distribution and marketing partner rather than a direct competitor, but membership requires coordinating with peer museums and sites on the same visitor journey.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@historialdelagrandeguerre8258
• Facebookfacebook.com/historial.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/historial1418
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/historial-de-la-grande-guerre

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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