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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 ...

Zillebeke: Rededication Service for Lance Corporal William Voice MM - 28/04

On Tuesday 28 April 2026, at 10:30 a.m., a ceremony was held at the British Cemetery Bedford House Cemetery in Zillebeke. Lance Corporal William Voice MM was given a new gravestone bearing ...

Langemark: Last Post - 04/05

A short ceremony is held every first Monday of the month at 7.00 pm at the Welsh monument in Langemark, near the memorial plaque to Hedd Wyn. Here are some photos of the ceremony on Monday 4 May 2026. The order of the ceremony was as follows: Ceremony begins with a trumpet Commemoration of a specific soldier: Alfred Reginald Holder Ode of Remembrance Last Post Minute’s ...  

Ploegsteert: Last Post - 01/05

Please find below some pictures of the Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Friday 1 May 2026. The Last Post at Ploegsteert takes place every first Friday of the month at 19.00hrs.    

Mesen: ANZAC Day - 25/04

Please find below some pictures of ANZAC Day at Messines on 25 April 2026. The programme was as follows MC: Capt James Barnes (NZDF) BELGIAN CATAFALQUE GUARD MOUNTS Opening Prayer by ...

Zillebeke: Rededication Service for Lieutenant Leslie Harvey - 29/04

Zillebeke - On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, at 14:30 hours, a ceremony was held at the British Sanctuary Wood Cemetery in Zillebeke. Lieutenant Leslie Harvey was given a new gravestone bearing his name, thanks to research that proved he was indeed buried there.  Leslie Harvey was born in Windsor in January 1884, the only child of parents Cecil Allenby Harvey - a bank manager, and his wife Ann ...

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 Captain Gordon Cuthbert - 29/04

On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, at 10:30 hours, a ceremony was held at the British Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele. Captain Gordon Cuthbert was given a new gravestone bearing his name, thanks to research that proved he was indeed buried there.  Gordon Cuthbert was born in Sunbury, Middlesex in Augsuts 1876, the third of four children born to Henry Westell Cuthbert, a Russia Broker ...

Zandvoorde: Rededication Service for Lance Corporal Lionel Weller Sandell - 28/04

On Tuesday 28 April 2026, at 15h30, a ceremony was held at Zantvoorde British Cemetery in Zandvoorde. Lance Corporal Lionel Weller Sandell was given a new gravestone bearing his name, thanks to research that proved he was indeed buried there.  Lionel Weller Sandell - known to his family as Solly - was born in Worthing, Sussex in 1899, the oldest of three chilkdren, and the only ...

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 ...

Ploegsteert: ANZAC Day - Toronto Avenue Cemetery - 24/04

Please find below some pictures of the commemoration on Toronto Avenue Cemetery on Friday 24 April 2025, on the eve of ANZAC Day 2025.  Please find below the detailed programme ...

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