Mémorial de Caen museum
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The Mémorial de Caen museum is a major French museum and memorial dedicated to World War II, the Battle of Normandy, and the broader history of 20th-century conflicts and peace.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caen Memorial Museum | 1 |
| Mémorial de Caen | 1 |
| Mémorial de Caen museum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4299483 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mémorial de Caen museum Context triple: [Caen, hasLandmark, Mémorial de Caen museum]
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D-Day Museum of Arromanches
The D-Day Museum of Arromanches is a World War II museum in Normandy dedicated to the Allied landings and the artificial Mulberry harbors used during the 1944 invasion.
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Normandy D-Day museum network
The Normandy D-Day museum network is a collective of museums across Normandy dedicated to preserving and presenting the history, events, and legacy of the Allied landings on June 6, 1944.
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Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération
The Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération is a French museum in Paris dedicated to the history of the Free French Forces and the Resistance during World War II, honoring the Companions of the Order of Liberation.
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Juno Beach Centre
The Juno Beach Centre is a museum and cultural institution in Normandy, France, dedicated to commemorating the role of Canadian forces in the D-Day landings and preserving the memory of Canada’s contributions during the Second World War.
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Château de Dieppe museum
The Château de Dieppe museum is a historic clifftop castle in Dieppe, France, housing collections of maritime artifacts, fine arts, and ivory carvings that reflect the town’s seafaring heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mémorial de Caen museum Target entity description: The Mémorial de Caen museum is a major French museum and memorial dedicated to World War II, the Battle of Normandy, and the broader history of 20th-century conflicts and peace.
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A.
D-Day Museum of Arromanches
The D-Day Museum of Arromanches is a World War II museum in Normandy dedicated to the Allied landings and the artificial Mulberry harbors used during the 1944 invasion.
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B.
Normandy D-Day museum network
The Normandy D-Day museum network is a collective of museums across Normandy dedicated to preserving and presenting the history, events, and legacy of the Allied landings on June 6, 1944.
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C.
Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération
The Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération is a French museum in Paris dedicated to the history of the Free French Forces and the Resistance during World War II, honoring the Companions of the Order of Liberation.
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D.
Juno Beach Centre
The Juno Beach Centre is a museum and cultural institution in Normandy, France, dedicated to commemorating the role of Canadian forces in the D-Day landings and preserving the memory of Canada’s contributions during the Second World War.
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E.
Château de Dieppe museum
The Château de Dieppe museum is a historic clifftop castle in Dieppe, France, housing collections of maritime artifacts, fine arts, and ivory carvings that reflect the town’s seafaring heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history museum
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memorial ⓘ war museum ⓘ |
| architect | Jacques Millet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Battle of Normandy
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ history of the 20th century ⓘ peace ⓘ |
| foundedBy | City of Caen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAward | Council of Europe Museum Prize (year not certain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram |
guided tours of D-Day beaches
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school group visits ⓘ teacher training on history and peace ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
Cold War exhibition
NERFINISHED
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D-Day and Battle of Normandy exhibition NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II permanent exhibition ⓘ human rights and peace exhibition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cold War section
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D-Day Museum section ⓘ Peace and Human Rights section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.memorial-caen.fr ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | major museum of 20th-century history in France ⓘ |
| inception | 1988 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Calvados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | former bunker of the German army headquarters in Caen ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nearby |
Gold Beach
NERFINISHED
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Juno Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Omaha Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Sword Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Mémorial de Caen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Mémorial de Caen public cultural institution ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of war victims
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promotion of peace and reconciliation ⓘ |
| topic |
Battle of Normandy
NERFINISHED
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Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ Holocaust and Nazi crimes ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ peace education ⓘ post-war reconstruction ⓘ |
| visitorStatisticsRecord | over 400000 visitors per year ⓘ |
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Subject: Mémorial de Caen museum Description of subject: The Mémorial de Caen museum is a major French museum and memorial dedicated to World War II, the Battle of Normandy, and the broader history of 20th-century conflicts and peace.
Referenced by (3)
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