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Liberation 80

This May, discover the story of Liberation with our exhibitions, talks, tours and creative events

Take a walk through history

Discover the story of Occupation, Liberation and Peace with our FREE walks

At Jersey Museum

Explore the new exhibition ‘Life After Liberation: the road to recovery’
Head to the Jèrriais Room after taking the ‘La fîn du temps f'tha tout vaie: Time will Tell' walking tour
Get creative at the ‘Liberation Creation Station’

  • A drawing of a suitcase
    Language Room
    3 May 2025 - 17 May 2025

    Step into our language-inspired room, where a specially commissioned Jèrriais soundscape and explore what language means to people.

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  • Man in black
    Talk
    8 May 2025

    Join internationally acclaimed Polish artist Mirosław Bałka, known for his extraordinary sculptural installations, for a talk about his work

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At Hamptonne

Watch the ‘Liberation 80: a day to remember’ film
Visit the new exhibition ‘Farming After Liberation: the road to recovery’
Meet costumed characters Olive Syvret and Beryl Pinel

  • Women watching a parade
    A Day to Remember
    1 May 2025 - 31 December 2025

    To mark the 80th anniversary of Liberation, immerse yourself in this captivating ten-minute projected film, ‘A Day to Remember’.

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  • Women in 1940s dress
    Olive Syvret
    5 May 2025 - 7 September 2025

    Olive Syvret provides a fascinating glimpse into life under the German Occupation during the Second World War

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  • Women in 1940s housewife costume
    Beryl Pinel
    3 April 2025 - 16 October 2025

    Meet Beryl Pinel and hear about life in 1943 when Hamptonne was partially requisitioned by German troops during the Occupation.

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At Jersey Archive

Listen to a talk about Occupation and Liberation records
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Archive
Get up close with the Occupation and Liberation collections

At the Maritime Museum
Online

Read more stories about the Island's Occupation and Liberation

Occupation Tapestry Gallery young girl with touch screen with grandad

Visit

The Occupation Tapestry Gallery

The gallery shows 13 panels of the tapestry woven by Islanders, which depicts a life of hardship during the five years of Occupation by German armed forces during the Second World War. Each panel was then woven by one of the twelve parishes which make up the Island.

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A brightly coloured panel
Occupation Tapestry family in exhibition
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Stolperstein Trail

A new trail that shares the stories behind 20 Stolpersteine memory stones we installed across the Island last summer is now available online. 

  The Stolpersteine trail joins other FREE Jersey-themed trails on the Liberation Route Europe (LRE) website.

The memory stones remember victims of Nazi persecution and include Islanders deported for acts of defiance, such as Peter Hassall who was caught attempting to escape; members of the Jewish community, including Erica Richardson who was sheltered by Albert Bedane for two years; and young men sent to Alderney as a punishment for refusing to work for the Occupiers, such as Gordon Prigent.  

Follow the trail
bronze memory blocks embedded in the pavement