Honoring victims means understanding why they have been the target of terrorist attacks and giving meaning to their experiences. That is the motivation behind the creation of a place that is at once a memorial and a museum.
May 11, 2021, marked a decisive moment in the creation of the landmark museum of history and society, when the location choice was finalized: Suresnes, on Mont-Valérien, near the Mémorial de la France combattante.
Ever since November 2017—the beginning of reflections on a memorial for victims of terrorism, with the establishment of a Memorial Committee within the Délégation interministérielle à l’aide des victimes [inter-ministerial delegation for victim support] — victims’ associations have actively contributed to plans to create a site of remembrance...
Sociologue, directeur d’études à l’EHESS, il préside le directoire de la Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme et dirige la revue Socio, qu’il a fondée en 2013.
A Groupement d’intérêt public [public interest group] (GIP) known as the Preliminary Project Team for the Museum and Memorial of terrorism was created on February 1, 2021.
In Pakistan, Ireland, the United States, Algeria, Jordan, France and too many other countries, acts of terrorism have impacted the lives of too many people. The following testimonies are from the project "La voix des victimes contre la radicalisation" carried out by L'Association française des victimes du terrorisme.
As is the case at other similar institutions, the Museum and Memorial of Terrorism can host training courses for a variety of professions directly or indirectly impacted by the question of terrorism and its effects...
Victims of terrorist attacks and their loved ones bear visible and invisible scars for a long time after their wounds have closed. The effects are not only felt by direct victims, but also by those close to them and the next generation. Acknowledgement from society of the violence they have suffered, and its multiple consequences, is a first necessity on their road to recovery...
The Museum and Memorial of Terrorism is a museum of history and society in line with the latest findings in the human and social sciences on terrorism and its effects, as well as on the question of museums and memorials on conflicts and extreme violence, and other disciplines like research in neuroscience on trauma. As such, it seeks to be a vital actor in research on these matters...
