The Battle of Normandy Museum is one of Bayeux’s essential stops for understanding what happened after the D-Day landings. Its exhibits follow the 1944 campaign through maps, vehicles, uniforms, weapons, photographs, and film, making clear that liberation was not a single beach scene but weeks of hard fighting inland.
It pairs naturally with the Bayeux War Cemetery across the road and works well before visiting the landing beaches. The museum is sober, practical, and clear, which is exactly what most travellers need before trying to make sense of the many scattered Normandy battlefield sites.