Historial Jeanne d'Arc

The Historial Jeanne d'Arc, in Rouen

The Historial Jeanne d'Arc is an immersive and modern museum devoted to the epic of the heroine, installed in the archiepiscopal palace of Rouen. The Rouen audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this place that retraces the history and the myth of Joan of Arc.

The immersive museum of the Joan of Arc epic

To honour the epic of Joan of Arc, Rouen could have been content with a traditional museum; it preferred to create an original and immersive place. The Historial Jeanne d'Arc is installed in the archiepiscopal palace, there where part of her trial and that of her rehabilitation took place. Through modern scenographic devices, projections and an immersive journey, the museum tells the extraordinary destiny of the young heroine: from her childhood to her mission to deliver France during the Hundred Years' War, from her victories to her capture, her trial and her ordeal in Rouen, up to her rehabilitation and the construction of her myth through the centuries. The journey distinguishes history and legend, and invites to reflect on the way a figure becomes an icon. A place of memory and transmission, located in a place laden with history, the Historial Jeanne d'Arc is discovered with respect.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect, the immersive museum devoted to Joan of Arc, installed in the archiepiscopal palace where part of her trial took place, which tells through projections and a modern scenography her destiny, from her mission to her ordeal in Rouen, up to her rehabilitation and her myth, distinguishing history and legend. The Historial Jeanne d'Arc is a place of memory of Rouen. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Historial Jeanne d'Arc lies in the archiepiscopal palace, near the cathedral, in the heart of Rouen, reachable on foot. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Historial Jeanne d'Arc present in Rouen?

An immersive and modern journey retracing the destiny of Joan of Arc, from her mission to her trial and her ordeal in Rouen, up to her rehabilitation and her myth, installed in the archiepiscopal palace where part of her trial took place, distinguishing history and legend.

Where is the Historial Jeanne d'Arc of Rouen?

In the archiepiscopal palace, near the cathedral, in the heart of Rouen, in France.