MEMORIAL DU CAMP DE RIVESALTES

Currently undergoing a redesign of its exhibition, the memorial is only accessible via the outdoor route and temporary exhibition hall.
Built amidst the remains of the barracks, witnesses to the fate of more than 50,000 people, the Rivesaltes Camp Memorial is an extraordinary contemporary building, designed by the architect Rudy Ricciotti.
It displays, over more than 1000 m2, the history of the Rivesaltes camp, which interned Spanish republicans, foreign Jews and Roma from 1941, to become from 1945 to 1947 a depot centre for prisoners of war of the Axis and, from 1962, a transit camp for Harkis and their families.
The Memorial is also a place of reference for the history of forced population displacements during the XNUMXth century and questions the displacements of exiles today. A cultural, artistic and scientific program (temporary exhibitions, conferences, screenings, etc.) is offered throughout the year.