Musée départemental de la Résistance du Vercors, World War II Resistance Museum in Vassieux-en-Vercors, France.

This museum in Vassieux-en-Vercors documents the resistance movement in this mountain region during World War II. The exhibition displays objects from that era, photographs, and personal documents that show how residents lived and fought.

The Vercors region was declared a free zone in 1944 and became a symbol of resistance against occupation. In summer of that year, the movement suffered a severe blow from a major German reprisal operation.

The museum keeps the collection assembled by former maquisard Joseph La Picirella, who from 1973 displayed over 900 objects, documents and photographs in a converted barn. Testimonies of the founder run alongside the objects, and the museum also organises temporary exhibitions and guided thematic visits for school groups and adults.

The museum stands in the village of Vassieux-en-Vercors, in the Drôme department, and the national necropolis of Vassieux lies just outside the village at the roadside, with 187 white-painted concrete crosses and a German glider wreck. Guided tours and themed visits are offered for adults and young visitors, alongside temporary exhibitions. Opening hours are not given in the sources, so check them before travelling.

Visitors can take part in an escape game where they search for a hidden resistance camp and retrieve a parachute drop. This interactive element brings the history to life and puts visitors in the shoes of those who lived through those events.