Maison d'Izieu

What Maison d'Izieu does

Maison d'Izieu (legal name: Association Maison d'Izieu, mémorial des enfants juives exterminés) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901), founded 4 March 1988 and inaugurated as a museum-memorial by President François Mitterrand on 24 April 1994, operating from 70 Route de Lambraz in Izieu, France. The site commemorates the 44 Jewish children and 7 adults arrested at the Colonie d'Izieu by Klaus Barbie's Gestapo on 6 April 1944 and deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The organization preserves the original refuge house (listed as a historical monument since 1991), operates a permanent exhibition and temporary exhibitions in the orchard and Zlatin Gallery, and runs a Documentation and Research Centre with a specialized library of over 7,000 documents. Signature digital products include interactive digital tables on the journey of children and on crimes against humanity worldwide since 1945, the 180° immersive augmented reality experience 'Les Lueurs d'Izieu,' and a virtual tour deployed in schools. The organization is led by President Thierry Philip and Director Alexandre Nugues-Bourchat (appointed July 2024), with a staff of 23.

The institution serves five primary segments: school groups (primary, secondary, higher education; ~18,000 students annually), families and individual visitors (~24,000 annually), professional/adult groups (associations, companies, in-service training — including police commissioner training under ENSP/DILCRAH partnership), researchers/academics/journalists accessing the documentation centre by appointment, and institutional partners across the Franco-German memorial network. It is integrated into networks including the Réseau des lieux de mémoire de la Shoah (founding member since 2010, 11 institutions), the Réseau des Musées et Mémoriaux des conflits contemporains (130+ members), Mémorha, the Réseau des Musées Engagés (since 2023), and the European Memorial Sites Declaration.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid non-profit model combining: institutional public funding from at least 7 French government entities (Ministry of Culture, Ministry of National Education, Ministry of the Armed Forces/DPMA, DILCRAH, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, Department of Ain, Prefecture, Ministry of Higher Education); pay-as-you-go entry fees (reduced rate €5 for ages 8-25; €6 guided school tours; €4 educational workshops); a €25/year membership subscription; corporate and individual tax-deductible donations (66% reduction for individuals up to 20% of taxable income; 60% for companies up to 5‰ of turnover) processed via Hello Asso; and the Sabine Zlatin Endowment Fund (created 13 February 2018) which channels corporate gifts above €10,000. Travel-trade and tourism revenue flows indirectly through Grand Tour Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and regional tourism partners. The Sabine Zlatin collection's UNESCO Memory of the World inscription in 2024 materially strengthens international visibility.

Name

Maison d'Izieu

Legal name

Association Maison d'Izieu, mémorial des enfants juives exterminés

Website

https://memorializieu.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maison d'Izieu is a French non-profit memorial museum in Izieu, France, commemorating the 44 Jewish children and 7 adults deported on 6 April 1944. It serves approximately 42,000 annual visitors, including 18,000 school children, through guided tours, immersive digital experiences, educational programs, and a 7,000-document research centre.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Holocaust Memorial Museum

NAICS

Museums (71211), Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

akta.pro primary industry

History Museums (THAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC), History, Heritage & Museum-Focused Study Tours (THAKAGAN)

Keywords

• Holocaust memorial museum
• Remembrance education programs
• Historical archive services
• Guided museum tours
• War memory documentation

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Maison d'Izieu is a museum-memorial that offers guided tours of the preserved historic house and permanent exhibition dedicated to the 44 Jewish children and 7 adults deported from Izieu on April 6, 1944. It provides Holocaust remembrance education through school programs, family activities, professional ethics training, temporary and traveling exhibitions, and a Documentation and Research Centre with over 7,000 archival documents. The organization also delivers virtual tours, digital interactive experiences, and hosts cultural programming including theatre, concerts, and commemorative ceremonies.

Product overview

Maison d'Izieu is a memorial museum dedicated to the 44 Jewish children and 7 adults deported on April 6, 1944. The organization offers in-person museum-memorial visits (guided tours of the historic house and permanent exhibition), virtual tours for remote access, and temporary exhibitions in the orchard and Zlatin Gallery. Educational offerings include school programs with adapted workshops, family activity packages with investigation workshops, and teacher training seminars abroad. The site also maintains a Documentation and Research Centre with a specialized library of over 7,000 documents and archives the Sabine Zlatin collection. Travelling exhibitions are available for loan to institutions. The museum features immersive digital experiences including the 180° Les Lueurs d'Izieu augmented reality installation and interactive digital tables on children's journeys and crimes against humanity.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Fonds de dotation Sabine Zlatin: Endowment fund created in 2018 to support the association's activities, teaching, research, and fight against discrimination

Products and services

• Museum-Memorial Visit (Guided Tour) Guided tours of the Maison d'Izieu house and the permanent museum exhibition, exploring the history of the children's home, the April 6, 1944 roundup, and themes of international criminal justice and memory construction. Tours available in French, English, German, and Italian.
• Virtual Tour Digital exploration tool allowing remote access to the museum-memorial spaces, designed for schools and individuals who cannot visit in person to understand the history and significance of the site.
• Temporary Exhibitions Rotating exhibitions hosted in the orchard (open-air) and the Zlatin Gallery (climate-controlled display cases for original archive pieces), featuring themes related to the history of Izieu.
• Travelling Exhibitions ('Maison d'Izieu hors les murs') Mobile exhibition sets available for loan to schools, cultural centers, museums, and libraries, covering themes related to the history of the Izieu children's home.
• Family Activity Package Age-appropriate discovery or investigation booklets, Wednesday family tours during school holidays for ages 8-12, and investigation workshops where families engage as historians to trace the journey of children and their families using archival documents.
• School Programs (Guided Tours and Educational Workshops) Guided tours and educational workshops for school groups from age 8, adapted to teaching levels, including topics in history, ethics, French, politics, and philosophy; also includes teacher training seminars abroad (Israel, Poland, Germany).
• Documentation and Research Centre Specialized library with over 7,000 documents on the Shoah and World War II, documentary resources for teachers, and a research center documenting the history of the Izieu children's home and Jewish children during the war.
• Archives and Documentary Collections Digital and physical archive holdings including the Sabine Zlatin collection (71 children's drawings deposited at BnF since 1993), testimonies, administrative documents, and donated collections related to the Izieu home and Nazi trials.
• Les Lueurs d'Izieu (180° Immersive Augmented Reality Experience) Poetic and immersive 180-degree augmented reality experience in three episodes (the classroom, Miron's office, the house façade) depicting life at the Colonie d'Izieu, combining lightpainting technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 42,000 visitors annually, including 18,000 school children
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature7 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Ministry of National Education and Youth (Ministère de l'Éducation nationale et de la Jeunesse)coreOthers · 1 January 2024The Ministry of National Education and Youth provides institutional support and partnership for educational activities, school visits, and pedagogical resource development. The ministry is represented on the board of directors through the Lyon Academy rectorate.
• Ministry of Culture (Ministère de la Culture)coreOthers · 1 January 2024The Ministry of Culture is a primary institutional funder and partner, providing ongoing financial support for the museum's operations, exhibitions, and cultural programming.
• Ministry of the Armed Forces – DPMA (Direction des patrimoines, de la mémoire et des archives)coreOthers · 1 January 2024The Ministry of the Armed Forces supports the museum through its Direction des patrimoines, de la mémoire et des archives, contributing to the preservation and documentation of military and memorial history relevant to WWII and international justice.
• DILCRAH (Délégation Interministérielle à la Lutte Contre le Racisme, l'Antisémitisme et la Haine anti-LGBT)coreOthers · 1 January 2024The interministerial delegation against racism, antisemitism, and anti-LGBT hatred partners with the museum on educational programs and training. A partnership with DILCRA and ENSP organized a training day for police commissioner trainees on discrimination prevention using the history of Maison d'Izieu.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreOthers · 1 January 2024The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is a major institutional funder and partner, providing ongoing financial support. The region is represented on the board of directors. The museum is part of the Grand Tour Auvergne Rhône-Alpes initiative.
• Département de l'AincoreOthers · 1 January 2024The Department of Ain is the host region's departmental council, providing institutional support and funding. The department president is represented on the board of directors.
• Prefecture of Auvergne-Rhône-AlpessupportingOthers · 1 January 2024The regional prefecture provides institutional support and representation on the board of directors.
• Ministry of Higher Education, Research and InnovationsupportingOthers · 1 January 2024Supports academic research activities and the Documentation and Research Centre through institutional funding.
• Yad VashemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Yad Vashem (Jerusalem) is a key institutional partner in the international memorial network, collaborating on Holocaust education, documentation, and remembrance activities.
• Mémorial d'Auschwitz-BirkenaucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial is an institutional partner, collaborating on shared Holocaust education and remembrance initiatives across Europe.
• Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The BnF holds and preserves the Sabine Zlatin collection (71 children's drawings and letters) in its Prints and Photography department. The museum and BnF jointly provide online access to 51 documents through Gallica digital library. Maison d'Izieu participates in the RAMEAU network through BnF.
• Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme (MAHJ)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme in Paris is an institutional partner, collaborating on Jewish history and Shoah documentation.
• House of the Wannsee Conference (Gedenkstätte Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz), BerlinsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The House of the Wannsee Conference in Berlin is a key documentation partner, holding works on the history of the Izieu home. Partners with the museum on research and educational programming.
• Memorials of Bergen-Belsen and BuchenwaldsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The memorials of Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald are institutional partners holding documentation on the history of the Izieu home and collaborating on research and education.
• Réseau des lieux de mémoire de la ShoahcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Maison d'Izieu is a founding member (since 2010) of the Network of Shoah Memorial Sites in France, which brings together 11 institutions on historic sites connected to the persecution, deportation, extermination, rescue, or resistance of Jews in France during WWII. Promotes knowledge and transmission of Shoah history nationally and locally.
• Réseau des Musées et Mémoriaux des conflits contemporainssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The network of museums and memorials of contemporary conflicts, grouping more than 130 museums and memorials across France, of which Maison d'Izieu is a member.
• Mémorha NetworksupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Mémorha is a network in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes bringing together WWII history sites, territories, and human sciences researchers. Maison d'Izieu is a member.
• Réseau des Musées EngagéssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Created in 2023, the Network of Engaged Museums proposes concrete responses to the National Plan to Combat Racism, Antisemitism, and Discrimination. Maison d'Izieu is a member.
• ENSP – École Nationale Supérieure de la Police (National Police Academy)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with ENSP for police commissioner training on discrimination prevention. Training day organized with DILCRA and Maison d'Izieu using history as a tool for understanding and commitment to fighting racism and antisemitism.
• UCLY – Université Catholique de Lyon, research unit CONFLUENCEsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with UCLY's research unit CONFLUENCE, Sciences et Humanités, for research seminars. Topics include 'Where is your house? Places and territories of childhood disrupted by history.' Sessions led by the director and scientific council members.
• Consulate General of Germany in LyonsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The German Consul General in Lyon visited the Maison d'Izieu in November 2024 to meet the new director Alexandre Nugues-Bourchat, strengthening Franco-German ties and exploring new collaborative projects.
• 7 French Academic AcademiessupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024Partnerships with the academies of Lyon, Grenoble, Dijon, Paris, Montpellier, Clermont-Ferrand, and Normandy to facilitate school visits and teacher outreach across France.
• Grand Tour Auvergne Rhône-AlpessupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024Maison d'Izieu is one of 43 remarkable sites on the Grand Tour Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, a regional tourism project launched in April 2025 enabling tourists and locals to select points of interest via a free application to create personalized itineraries.
• Fondation ShoahsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Fondation Shoah provides institutional support and is associated with multiple partner institutions of Maison d'Izieu, including the Réseau des lieux de mémoire de la Shoah.

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• House of the Wannsee Conference (Gedenkstätte Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz): Berlin memorial and documentation centre on the Wannsee Conference and the persecution of European Jews. Closely comparable as a Holocaust documentation site with archival collection, school programs, and partnership relationship already established with Maison d'Izieu.
• Fort de Romainville Memorial: Memorial at a former Nazi detention site in the Paris region used for the deportation of Jews and political prisoners. Comparable as a French WWII deportation memorial with educational programming and member of the Réseau des lieux de mémoire de la Shoah.
• Mémorial de la Shoah: The principal Shoah memorial in Paris, operating a museum, archive, and documentation centre on the history of Jews in France during WWII. Directly comparable as the leading French Holocaust memorial with educational programming and research activities.
• Mémorial du Chambon-sur-Lignon: French memorial in Haute-Loire dedicated to the village's history of rescuing Jews during WWII. Comparable as a rural French WWII memorial site with school programming and remembrance activities, sharing similar regional non-profit dynamics.
• Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation (CHRD): Museum and memorial in Lyon dedicated to the French Resistance and WWII deportation, with similar educational mission, school programming, and temporary exhibitions on Holocaust and resistance history.
• Bergen-Belsen Memorial: German memorial and documentation centre at the site of the former Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, with exhibitions, archives, and educational programming. Comparable as a camp-based Holocaust memorial and an established documentation partner holding Izieu-related materials.
• Buchenwald Memorial: German memorial at the former Buchenwald concentration camp with museum, archive, and educational programs on Nazi persecution. Comparable as a European Holocaust memorial site and established documentation partner of Maison d'Izieu.
• Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme (MAHJ): Paris museum dedicated to Jewish history, art, and culture in France, with Holocaust-related collections and programming. Comparable as a French Jewish cultural and historical institution with overlapping audiences and an established partnership with Maison d'Izieu.

Broad incumbents

• Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, with archives, museum, research institute, and educational programming. Comparable as the global reference institution for Holocaust memory and an established strategic partner of Maison d'Izieu.
• Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum: The largest and most-visited Holocaust memorial and museum, located at the former Nazi concentration and extermination camp. Comparable as a major institutional partner in European Holocaust education with a vastly larger visitor base and institutional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/224980240872359
• Instagraminstagram.com/memorializieu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/memorial-izieu

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