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The Passchendaele Museum reopens from 1 February 2026

After a one-month closure, visitors can once again discover the story of the First World War at the Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke from 1 February 2026. The renewed museum offers visitors deeper insight into the history of the Battle of Passchendaele.   Renewed museum © Eric Compernolle The Passchendaele Museum has been renewed since April 2025. Its adapted and more ...

Passchendaele Museum looks back on a successful year 2025

The Passchendaele Museum looks back with satisfaction on the 2025 season, during which we welcomed no fewer than 107.035 visitors. The extensive museum renovation was very positively received by visitors. The updated and more chronological layout, the interactive elements, and the clear narrative generated much enthusiastic feedback. The museum hopes that in 2026 many more visitors will make ...

05.02 - Asylum: the mental health trajectories of Belgian refugees to the UK (1914-1924)

05.02 - Ieper-Kent lezing door Jozefien De Bock educatieve ruimte While the stories of the 1,5 million Belgians who sought refuge from the war in 1914 - 1918 are being researched and presented ever ...

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 02/01

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday 2 January 2026. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at 19.00hrs.      

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 05/12

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday 5 December 2025. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at 19.00hrs.    

Ieper: Commemoration St. Charles de Potyze (II) - 11/11

For many years now, the Armistice Day commemorations on 11 November in Ypres start on the French military cemetery of St. Charles de Potyze. This cemetery is located along the Zonnebeekseweg, the ...

Ieper: Ceremony Indian monument - 12/11

Ieper - Please find below some pictures of the annual commemoration at the monument for the Indian soldiers near the Menin Gate in Ieper. The ceremony took place on Wednesday 12 November 2025 at 11.00 hrs.   

Visit the Passchendaele Museum this winter

This year, the Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke will remain open longer than usual. For the first time, visitors can also explore the museum in December and throughout the Christmas period. They will discover the renewed museum, featuring a reworked storyline and an enhanced visitor experience. Renewed museum In the renewed Passchendaele Museum, an adapted and more chronological ...

Strong summer for the Passchendaele Museum

The Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke looks back with satisfaction on the summer of 2025. In July, 12,533 visitors came by, and in August, 7,562. Together, this amounts to 20,095 visitors, an increase of 8.2% compared to the summer of 2024. Chair Joachim Jonckheere is pleased with the results: ‘Many visitors found their way to our renovated museum during the summer holidays. No ...

Passendale: Rededication Service for Sergeant George Goodson Moore DCM - 12/11

On Wednesday, 12 November 2025, at 9:30 a.m., a ceremony was held at the British Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele. Sergeant George Goodson Moore DCM was given a new gravestone bearing his name, thanks to research that proved he was indeed buried there.  Serjeant George Goodson Moore was born in 1895 in Southwark, London. He was one of three children born to George Goodson Colin ...

Passendale: Rededication Service for Lieutenant Norman Frederick Hunter - 12/11

On Wednesday, 12 November 2025, at 9:00 a.m., a ceremony was held at the British Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele. Lieutenant Norman Frederick Hunter was given a new gravestone bearing his name, thanks to research that proved he was indeed buried there.  The service was conducted by The Reverend David Jeal CF, Chaplain to The Royal Dragoon Guards. Lieutenant Norman Frederick ...

Passchendaele Museum looks back on a successful spring and ahead to an engaging summer

With 49,700 visitors since February 2025, the Passchendaele Museum looks back on a successful spring. The reopening on 5 April, following an extensive renewal, marked the start of a new chapter for the museum. Throughout the summer, the museum remains open daily, offering visitors an interactive introduction to the history of the First World War and the Battle of Passchendaele. An ...

Ieper: rededication for 2nd.Lt's. T. Brogan & E. Hopkins (Frank Mahieu) - 23/10

After the outdoor ceremony on the morning of 23rd October 2025 for 2nd Lt. E. L. Kellie, both rededication ceremonies of the afternoon were conducted at St. George's Memorial Church at Ypres ...

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