A great museum on WWI with a focus on the Battle of the Somme and the war overall. Get the combo ticket that allows for entry to this museum and the one in Thiepval. Two excellent museums. Bring hands free headphones for your cell phone and you can use the free wifi to then scan the QR codes in the museum which feature actors in period gear telling the stories of the war. The museum begins with a history of the chateau itself which dates back nearly over 1,000 years. It's an interesting story to hear. Once you pass through this portion of the exhibit you proceed back outside and up the steps or via the lift to the WWI portion of the museum, which is big in size and covers alot. The WWI portion begins with a film in either French, English, German or one other language (Dutch or Spanish?) and covers the war - it lasts about 15-20 minutes but is very informative. Then, proceed into the WWI portion of the museum. Excellent exhibit with loads of information in French, English and German. Take your time and enjoy. Free parking is located across the street from the building or next to it. Bathrooms and snack machines on site, or you can walk to a local eatery. Nice giftshop at the end of the tour as well. Staff were welcoming and helpful.

I took my 12 year old son to visit this museum on our way back from spending a few days in Normandy looking at the D-day landing sites and museums and I have to say I found this museum rather disappointing. It was very clean and clinical with huge quantities of written information around the many artifacts but did not convey any of the reality of the Western Front. The best bit was the introductory film which at least gave a good introductory background to the events leading up to the start of the conflict and gave an idea of what the Western Front would have been like.

We visited here as part of the combined ticket with Thiepval. Two very different museums. Whilst we enjoyed the museum we felt it was more like an art gallery in feel. It was very clinical and lacked atmosphere (unlike Thiepval which was superb in atmosphere) The museum requires a lot of reading (assuming you've no mobile to download QRcodes). We also felt the staff weren't particularly approachable or friendly.. Again Thiepval was superb in this area. Staff gave us no additional info at the ticket desk. There is a cafe but it was closed and seemed to be permanently closed, despite being a very large new looking area. So overall it was informative but lacked atmosphere