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Innovations in the permanent exhibition of the IFFM

IFFM 2021 – upgrade This spring, the In Flanders Fields Museum presents a large number of innovations in the permanent exhibition. When many thousands of visitors from Belgium and abroad will find their way back to Ypres, they will be able to visit an even more attractive museum thanks to an investment of 400,000 euros. Three audio guide tours From now on, you can also visit the ...

354,000 euros for the restoration of Commonwealth war cemeteries

Matthias Diependaele, Flemish Minister of Heritage, grants 354,291 euros for the restoration of Commonwealth war cemeteries. “The military cemeteries in West Flanders are part of the landscape. They are astonishing reminders of the importance of peace. I am therefore delighted that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cares for these cemeteries in an immaculate way and I gladly support ...

Passendale: Commemoration of the Battle of 's Graventafel - 12/10

In October 1917, New Zealand troops were heavily involved in the Third Battle of Ieper. The troops suffered many casualties. These fights were remembered on Monday, 12 October 2020, with a short ...

Ploegsteert: Works Mud Corner Cemetery - 05/02

On the British cemetery Mud Corner Cemetery at Ploegsteert, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission conducts essential works at this moment. The brick walls of the cemetery were in a very bad condition. Bricks corners showed cracks and the foundation was broken in several places. To repair the damage, the site is being restored to the original plan. To preserve its ...  

Ieper: Last Post - 08/12

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post under the Menin Gate on Tuesday 8 December 2020 at 8.00 PM. Still no public allowed at the Menin Gate due to COVID-19.    

Zonnebeke: Huib Hoste and modernism - 01/08

Let architect Huib Hoste show you around in the Church of Our Lady in Zonnebeke. He tells the special story of his unique creations in a generally traditional reconstruction after the devastation ...

Passendale: Commemoration of the Armistice at Tyne Cot - 11/11

Passendale - On Armistice Day 11 November 2020, several parties paid tribute to the fallen: British Ambassador Martin Shearman Australian Ambassador Justin Brown Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. The British Ambassador. Arrival of the Australian Ambassador. Geert Bekaert, area director of ...

From 1 July: (limited) public attendance resumes at the Last Post ceremony

In recent months, the Last Post Association has done everything possible to ensure the continuity of the daily Last Post ceremony. Now that the corona regulations are starting to be relaxed, from Wednesday, 1 July 2020 it will once again be possible for a limited number of members of the public to attend the ceremony. The continuity of the daily ceremony remains unbroken Since the ...

Cancellation of Anzac Day 2020 services

MESSAGE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND AMBASSADORS Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we regret to inform you that public Anzac Day services in Belgium are cancelled this year. The Australian and New Zealand Embassies and the local communities in Zonnebeke, Ieper, Messines and Comines-Warneton have not taken this decision lightly. The cancellation is in line with ...

Buglers of the Last Association paid tribute to the fallen soldiers - 11/11

Two buglers of the Last Post Association paid a short tribute to the fallen on Wednesday morning 11 November 2020. They did this on the French cemetery St. Charles de Potyze and the British cemetery Bedford House.  

Zonnebeke: Memorial plaque for Prince Maurice of Battenberg - 25/10

On Sunday 25 October 2020, a memorial plaque was unveiled at Broodseinde in Zonnebeke for H.H. Prince Maurice of Battenberg. Address by Erwin Ureel MBE. Group Captain Justin Fowler, Defence Attaché Great Britain. Unveiling of the Memorial Plaque. The Last Post. And the ...

Cancellation Anzac Day commemoration in Zonnebeke

Given the current circumstances, the municipality of Zonnebeke, by mutual agreement of the Embassies of New Zealand and Australia to Belgium, decided to cancel the annual commemoration on Anzac Day, 25 April 2020. On 25 April 1915 the ‘Australian and New Zealand Army Corps’ (ANZAC) landed at Gallipoli for their first major battle of the First World War. Many lives were lost. For ...

Poelkapelle: Exhibition: Wild West - 04/07

In the church in Poelkapelle, the exhibition "Wild West", focuses on lawlessness after the war and the reinstallation of law enforcement in the Westhoek. The exhibition is also the ...

  • Experience war and peace in Flanders Fields

    The website Greatwar.be introduces you in the theme of the Great War in the In Flanders Fields region. The database contains an overview of all monuments, sites, locations, cemeteries, ... in Flanders Fields.

    Further on you will find the important events that remember the First World War, a list op publications, the musea, interesting websites and extensive historical information.

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