Musée des Canonniers, Military history museum in Lille, France
The Musée des Canonniers displays 3,000 military artifacts, including weapons, uniforms, and documents that detail the defense mechanisms of Lille through centuries.
Founded in 1483 as the Confrérie de Sainte-Barbe, the museum occupies a former Urbanist convent from 1720 and received recognition from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803.
The collection includes eleven detailed city plans from the reign of Louis-Philippe, showing the evolution of Lille from the year 1000 to 1835.
Located at 44 Rue des Canonniers, the museum opens on Saturdays from March to October between 10:00 and 18:00, and from November to February between 10:00 and 17:00.
The museum exhibits an Austrian mortar that exploded in 1792, two specific howitzers, and four intact Gribeauval cannons given by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Location: Lille
Opening Hours: March-October Saturday 10:00-18:00;November-February Saturday 10:00-17:00; Holidays off
Phone: +33320555890
Email: museedescanonniers@orange.fr
Website: http://museedescanonniers.wix.com/lille
GPS coordinates: 50.64088,3.06937
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:50
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