This day, this museum, this place, everything touched me. Just two generations ago, my grandparents' generation were shooting at each other. One of my grandfathers didn't come back from the war. As a German, I am grateful that women and men from other countries gave their lives to liberate Europe and ultimately Germany. So that we all, including my children and I, can grow up in a democracy. This museum commemorates the people who risked their lives and lost them often enough. The implementation of this difficult task of honoring these people without glorifying the war has been uniquely achieved in this museum. I visited a few D-Day museums in Normandy, and I liked this one the most because of its sensitive and careful nature. And, although I delved into this topic as a hobby historian, I was still able to learn a lot of new things, also because I was never introduced to the Canadian perspective on things. Many thanks to this great concept and the people who stand behind it and work for it. At the end of the tour, both my children and I were left with heavy hearts because of the historical responsibility that our grandparents' generation had burdened us with their crimes and mistakes. A visit to Juno Beach, which seems peaceful and idyllic today, cheered the soul afterwards back up. We then talked a lot in the family about politics, war, and what people are capable of, and that was the best thing of all. Many thanks to this institution for triggering this input.

A must for anyone visiting Juno beach to learn about D-Day and to appreciate the sacrifice of the Canadian soldiers there. This is a small museum with some interesting exhibits. Your visit begins with a short immersive video of landing on the beach on D-Day (not graphic, suitable for children) before the entrance to the exhibits. The first room is mainly information about Canada, but the main exhibit contains radio broadcasts and information on WWII planes and much more. Your visit ends with a longer film on the war (also suitable for children). The final room of the museum before the gift shop is mostly anecdotes for Canadians, citizens and immigrants about what it is like to be Canadian. As others have mentioned, the museum can be a bit dry. There’s a lot of information presented within a short time. And at least 50% of it is about Canada, rather than the war, Juno Beach, and/or Canadian soldiers - which I found a bit strange given the location. But also, maybe it’s just that I am Canadian, so the information wasn’t new to me. Overall: Worth the visit.

A different take on D-Day compared to other museums in the area. The focus is on the impacts of the conflict on Canada and the Canadian Troops involved. Lots of interesting information including two film presentations, but quite text oriented displays. Lovely, friendly Canadian Staff!

My second visit. Little has changed since 2019. It's still an excellent museum that focuses on how the Canadians came to be part of D-Day and what their experiences were at home and in Normandy.

A smaller museum. Dedicated mostly to the Canadian troops. Unfortunately, the museum almost only contains pictures and newspaper clippings. Therefore, I don't think the price of admission is justified. Personally, as a non-Canadian/French person, I wouldn't recommend it.

I recommend a guided tour because the guides are very, very great and impart a lot of knowledge. They are the same age as the soldiers at the time and also come from Canada. The bunkers can only be visited as part of a guided tour.

Very interesting historical place. The museum presents the history well, and our children also found the visit interesting.

Honestly such a great museum for anyone interested in D-day history, particularly the Canadian version. The museum really delves deep and provides detailed information about the Canadian role in the war. There is also a temporary exhibit about Dieppe which is well worth visiting. Highly recommended for all and there is free parking.

Very good presentation of the Canadian vision of the Second World War: origin of Canada's economic recession with the wheat crisis and that of 1929 until the landings. The film at the end of the visit is very poignant. We come out with tears in our eyes. Thank you for this memory exercise. Never again.

Mixed feelings about the center. Good to see that there is also a Canadian center in Normandia but the exhibition and films at the center were quite pointless to me. But it could be just me. Knowing what I know now, I would skip the center and just go for the bunker tour which was very good. Also do not forget the Canadian cemetary just a few km from here.

Moving, informative and a definite must for anyone interested in D-Day. The young Canadian Guides were fabulous (and so was the proper Canadian maple syrup from the shop!) The only thing that would have improved it would have been a coffee shop rather than a vending machine.

It was moving to see the presence of the Canadian story told in Normandy. I learned a great deal about Canada’s past. I’m surprised how new this establishment was, only since 2003. I’m thankful for the veterans that pushed through making this place possible. A humbling experience. I recommend checking out the guided tour offered by the Canadian youth, who will take you through two German bunkers. These are not open the public otherwise. Also a great place for kids.

Very intense moment..very beautiful place of memory..

This is a must visit if coming to Normandy to learn more about D-Day. Deep dive into the landings on Juno, which were the second bloodiest of the landings, but also a wider look at Canadian society and Canadian war effort in WW2, which was fascinating. Worthwhile doing the Juno Bunker Tour too if you have the extra 45mins to go into some renovated bunkers which aren’t accessible to the public. Also the grounds and area nearby is littered with other cool bunkers & memorials so a great place to wander around

The experience was enlightening. But the Canadian cemetery was very emotional. Our guide knew the basics, but perhaps was too Canadian in presentation 😕. Story telling more than facts give one a feeling and experience. This was lacking.

Friendly staff, nice museum which tells the complete liberation story and not only D-day. It also contains more information about the Canadian history that we did not learn before. Very nice!

Wanderful museum. My kid is totally not in history but there is an interactive game in the museum for kids and that game made him read and look for clues and think and view through exposition. Super experience with kids, of course I didn't see everything I wanted because I was entertaining together with kid, but museum is awesome. A little bit lack of expositions such like Canadian uniforms, awards, medals, etc. Advice - be ready to spend not less than 1.5 h.

A great way to learn about the background of the war, the battle of Normandie and what it had to do with the Canadians. It was quite emotional because it sucked me into the emotions and situations the soldiers must have been in during that time.

(Translated by Google) Very nice (Original) Très sympa

Did not go into the memorial but the surroundings outside had a lot of information and beautiful nature.

Beautiful experience. It is focused on the Canadian and very interesting. Its for al age's to!!

One of the better Canadian museum histories I've been to, and it's not in Canada.

An incredible experience. Very well done, humbling and special. Would recommend the tour if you have the time. The young Canadian guides are so lovely and helpful.

Wonderful museum, it is well curated, interesting and a great place to learn about the D-Day from the Canadian perspective. The guides were all super helpful and kind. Do not miss the outside tour of the bunkers, it's definitely worth it and they offer it in English or French.

The staff is friendly and entrance was rapid, in spite of quite a number of people. The museum itself is good from an info perspective. At the same time, it is a bit dry. Both movies (shown at start and end) were great! Walking the surroundings of the museum was quite interesting as well

(Translated by Google) Fantastic (Original) Fantastique

An excellent museum, with extremely knowledgeable staff. A must visit as part of any D-Day tour

(Translated by Google) Very welcoming ! ? and very informative ?? (Original) Tres accueillant ! ? et tres instructif ??

(Translated by Google) Very nice museum! The guides being Canadian make us dive even further into this page of history. The museum itself is very well thought out. There is a fun course for children and a multitude of support for adults (films, posters, letters ...). (Original) Très beau musée ! Les guides étant canadiens nous font encore plus plonger dans cette page d’histoire. Le musée en lui même est très bien pensé. Il y a un parcours ludique pour les enfants et une multitude de support pour les grands (films, affiches,lettres...).

As on other beaches the monuments are scattered along it, but it's a nice walk to see them all and pay tributes to those heroes. The Visitor center is very good and informative

A really peaceful place. Very respectful. Easy and quick access to the beach. The bunkers look really interesting, and would have been good to have toured if we'd had more time. You can still head down to 'peek in' without the tour, and what struck us (literally!) Was how low the ceilings were!!! We are both average- height for a woman and a teenaged girl, and both hit our heads going in and going out!! The memorial plinths are really nice, and some beautiful inscriptions have been made. We also loved the inuksuk to the inuits who fought. An incredible gesture, and eye-opening as I'd not even considered inuits having signed up!! Far more to have seen, but what we did see was breathtaking.

Although we didn’t go into the main exhibition hall. The surrounding area is really nicely done and pays tribute to so many who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Covid restrictions kept me from entering but the beach and old bunkers were amazing

We took bus 3 (it will be renamed to 101) from Caen - took about 40 min! Juno beach was amazing, as a Canadian, I was thrilled to be welcomed by Canadians at the Juno Beach Centre who also have us a tour! There's a 45 min tour where you can visit 2 German bunkers, and learn about the WW2 history. There's also an informative museum with a movie that runs every 30 min to learn about what went on here during D-Day!

Probably the best museum out of all D-day beache centres. A lot of information provided in interactive way very enjoyable for adults and kids, plus the interactive game for families. Two great movies (at the beginning and at the end) are really heartbreaking. Very friendly staff and small souvenir shop.

Finally got to visit the beach where the Canadians came ashore on D-day. The staff at the center were super pleasant and helpful. Thankful to my fellow Canadians who did so much for my peaceful future.

A really interesting and historical spot that definitely helped explain the history of what happened. The Juno Beach Centre was unbelievably clean and the displays were awe inspiring and breathtaking. I genuinely would come back here again! 10/10! Bravo!

Can't say enough good things. Museum was excellent, I learned a lot about Canada's role in the war effort and D-Day. We arrived on bikes, and there were beautiful shaded bike lockers available along with a work station. The staff were lovely as well.

Riveting experience. We had an amazing guide, Graham from travelbylocals who took is to all Canadian war sites.

Visited on the DDay anniversary and the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Juno Centre. Lots to be thankful for. Staff were very pleasant and helpful. Museum well laid out and informative.

It focuses on a lot more about Canada than just the Juno Beach landing as part of D Day. Not sure it's the right place for all that other stuff about Canada. Good experience for the guides who come over from Canada for 7 month assignments.

As a Canadian, I got a great overview of Canada's action before and during the war. The museum does provide a good overview of the war in general, albeit with a Canadian lens. The displays were modern and the films quite moving.

Caveat: don't let anything I say here be taken as a reason not to go to honor the sacrifices of our soldiers/sailors/airmen. I have some personal gripes about the Centre itself, not the beach or the history of it. I feel bad about this, but the truth is I found the Centre itself a letdown. They get 3 stars for effort, but the place is every stereotype of a "Canadian Experience" or "interpretive centre" that I've suffered through for years. If you're not Canadian, you may still find the place dull and trying too hard, especially to move merch. The intro movie that is supposed to put you in the "mindset " of a Canadian soldier on D-Day was incoherent in both official languages, as well as too artistic or whatever. The run-up scene in Saving Private Ryan is the standard for that, as our guys were on the same types of landing craft. I understand that they can't show that, but it's a good template for most soldiers who landed that day. Fix that, at least.

Great place to visit if you are doing a world war 2 visit in Normandy.

A very informative and moving museum about life in Canada and what led up to the tragic sacrifice made by so many young Canadians on Juno Beach so far from their loved ones. The four staff members were great to chat to, so thank you to them for their welcome. The little shop is a great extra with specialities and souvenirs. You can pop in at any time if you haven't the time to go around the museum itself or have already done so before. I will definitely come again because you can easily add an other hour to the 1 and 1/2 hrs recommended for the visit.

Très beau musé, ludique pour les enfants avec jeux interactifs et petits cadeau souvenir !

Museum das auf die Kanadier spezialisiert ist. Kann man sich auf jedenfall ansehen, muss man aber nicht unbedingt. Waren etwa 1:30 beschäftigt.

Exceptionnellement remarquable

Good setup and really informative. Not expensive and is actually good value for your money. Respect for the brave Canadians!

Fantastisch museum. Alles duidelijk uitgelegd. Je komt er bijna met traantjes in de ogen naar buiten. Ben je in de buurt, kom hier zeker langs. Het is de moeite meer dan waard!

Nous avons adoré la visite lieu qui retrace le débarquement pour les canadiens je le conseille

Ne pas louper la visite guidée des bunkers avec un guide québécois pur sirop d'érable

Vaut vraiment le détour. Surtout le film de conclusion exceptionnel et émouvant, à ne pas rater! Très bon complément de tous les autres musées et tenu par des Canadiens

Guide super sympathique

Heel goed museum

Musée Canadien intéressant à tout point de vue : riche en écritures (textes à lire) mais pas beaucoup de matériel, deux films très bien pensés qui vous amènent à la réflexion....essayons de voir la vie autrement avec plus de gratitude et sans se plaindre ! Jeux sur bornes interactives afin d'impliquer les enfants pendant cette visite, et pour finir acceuil très chaleureux par de vrais Canadiens ? Merci !

Très beau lieu de mémoire et d'histoire. Adapté à chaque âge. Un personnel souriant et pédagogue.

Stukje geschiedenis voor jong en oud. Zeer indrukwekkend. Ook leuke doe opdrachten speciaal voor kinderen.

Visite obligatoire pour ne pas oublier et rendre hommage à nos libérateurs.

Wonderful museum. My father landed on Juno beach on D Day. He told me his story once. He went down some where near the Caen airport. The museum was a wealth of addition information.

An amazing museum for the adults especially with the best service possible

Our tour guide was great! So much info! Walking along the beach, you could feel the soldiers were coming onto the beach... so eerily. A moment I will never forget.

I'd put this as a place worth a visit. The two US beaches seem to get all the attention, but the other American beach (Canadians are from the north American continent after all) is also interesting. They've also got a well preserved bunker

Another one of the beaches which all happened on D Day. Again this place brings everything home to you the beach that is. What these guys must have gone through on that eventful day must have been horrific. However this memorial is not as well kept as the others, they seemed to have let this place go, which is unfortunate. A massive shame really as the town just seem to be cashing in now compared to the others we visited. The town itself we didn't like and the smell from the estuary is very bad, put it this way you wouldn't eat a meal outside. Needless to say we didn't and consequently we didn't stay here very long. You car park is near the museum and it's all free. The museum is fine nothing to shout about but if you are doing all the D Day landings like we did I'm afraid you have to go here. Hold your breath and try and enjoy, you have been warned.

Nice visitor centre and a few bunkers but not much other than that to see. Can spend a couple of hours there. Still very moving when you read and know about the sacrifice of life here.

For anyone who enjoys learning about history (the good and the bad), the D-day sites are a must-see. I went to all five of the landing beaches, but being Canadian, I spent much more time here than I did at the others. The museum here does a good job of highlighting Canada's part in the landings, and is staffed by Canadians. They offer guided tours of two of the German bunkers (which you can only get into as part of the tour). When I arrived, I immediately started wandering around to explore, which caused me to miss the last guided tour of the day in English. I did the French one, and was amazed that I understood a bit of it since I don't speak French very well, but kudos to the tour guide who took a couple of minutes to translate for me. I did overhear the English-speaking tour as I was passing by while exploring, and they gave a lot of interesting information about the changing landscape, why the bunker is positioned where it is, etc.

It was very impressive to visit, we really enjoyed the guided tour through the bunkers and on the beach. Our guide, Patrick, did a great job at explaining how and why the bunkers were built, what challenges the Canadian soldiers faced and how the soldiers on both sides must have felt. The tour was absolutely worth the little raise of the ticket price. The museum was informative, interesting and emotional being close to the soldier's experience, especially with the film at the end.

We visited the Juno beach center, in August of 2019 it's a great place to see the military history of Canada,WW2 , and get an understanding of the sacrifices these brave Soldiers put forth 75 years ago ,.Thanks Scott

Très belle visite pluridisciplinaire qui aborde autant l'aspect de l'histoire économique, sociale que militaire. En ces temps de COVID les animations enfants sont modifiées mais maintenues.

(Translated by Google) Perfect. (Original) Parfait.

To remember them

(Translated by Google) One of the many places where the current generation can experience how many people have lost their lives for our future !!! (Original) Één van de vele plaatsen waar de huidige generatie kan ervaren hoeveel mensen er hun leven hebben verloren voor onze toekomst !!!

(Translated by Google) Nice museum! (Original) Mooi museum!

(Translated by Google) The only Canadian beach, very interesting and fun, films telling the story of its men at the juno center To do (Original) Seul plage canadienne, très intéressant et ludique, des films racontant l'histoire de ses hommes au centre juno A faire

(Translated by Google) Impressive. Juno beach is the part where mainly the Canadians came to the coast and liberated Europe. From a Canadian point of view you will be taken into the liberation and the period afterwards. (Original) Indrukwekkend. Juno beach is het deel waar voornamelijk de Canadezen aan de kust zijn gekomen en mede Europe hebben bevrijd. Vanuit Canadees oogpunt wordt je meegenomen in de bevrijding en de periode daarna.

(Translated by Google) Beautifully documented. The staff are very welcoming and knowledgeable. Strongly advised (Original) Magnifiquement documenté. Le personnel est très accueillant et érudit. Vivement conseillé

Given the alternatives this museum is only recommended if you are Canadian or especially interested in Canada. Given that, the permanent exhibition in the museum is good. Reminded me that when Mackenzie King visited Hitler in 1937, he was completely taken in. Skip the bunker tour as there are better ways and locations to see remnants of the Atlantic Wall (including the Longues-sur-Mer battery not far away).

(Translated by Google) Not exclusively about D-day, although we expected that. Beautiful films and presentations about Canada in WWII (Original) Niet exclusief over D-day, alhoewel we dat wel verwacht hadden. Mooie films en presentaties over Canada in WOII

(Translated by Google) Moving (Original) Émouvant

This place is amazing and it has so many interesting things inside. Every Canadian who ever goes to that area should make an effort to visit the centre.

Que de la lecture ou presque, un bon livre ferait l'affaire. En l'absence de plus de matériel, impossible de visiter avec un enfant sans qu'il ne s'ennuie dès la première salle.

Très bon musée ! Très bon accueil par des Canadiens, la visite commence par un petit film debout qui nous met dans l'ambiance, ensuite le musée il y a beaucoup de choses à lire, ce qui est intéressant, on a des équipements exposés (tenus, casque, outils, etc...) . et ça finit si par un film émouvant (les personnes sensibles vont pleurer comme moi) on n'est pas obligé de le voir mais il est intéressant donc je le conseille !

Un air du Canada en France. Très belle visite et très bons commentaires sur le rôle des troupes canadiennes lors du débarquement

Nous avons visité les bunkers. Site chargé d'histoire. Les guides sont canadiens, cela procure un charme et un intérêt supplémentaire au lieu. Je recommande.

Indrukwekkend.!

Accueil hyper sympathique et histoire bien racontée. Le musée raconte une partie du débarquement mais aussi la vie au Canada a l'époque. Super bien pour les enfants ou la visite est bien organisé.

Sehr durchdachtes Museum, sehr gut aufgebaut und informativ. Ausserdem hat es mehr den Flair einer Gedenkstätte, als die Museen am Omaha Beach, die eher etwas für Militärfanatiker sind. Wir haben due Führung durch die Bunker gemacht und waren sehr begeistert von dem Mensch, der diese geführt hat.

Mooi verzorgt museum maar ik vond het tegenvallen. Maar intresse gaat meer uit naar het gebruikte materiaal ipv teksten en foto's aan de muur.

Die Bewertung bezieht sich auf den aktuellen Besuch während COVID-19 Maßnahmen aktiv sind. Diese verhindern, dass alle Elemente des Museums genutzt werden können. ZB wurden Headsets entfernt, so dass Filme nicht geschaut werden können. Zudem gibt es anscheinend ein begleitendes digitales System „Family Badge“, über das wir aber am Eingang nicht informiert wurden. So konnten wir keine deutschsprachigen Übersetzungen für unsere Kinder verwenden. Die Ausstellung ist dennoch spannend und lehrreich, vor allem, weil die Perspektive Kanadas in der Öffentlichkeit selten wahrgenommen wird. Der Film am Ende der Ausstellung hinterlässt Eindruck.

Een mooi centrum met een aantal bunkers.