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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 ...

Ploegsteert: Special Last Post - 16/04

Please find below some pictures of the special Last Post ceremony at the Ploegsteert Memorial on Thursday 16 April 2026 at the occasion of the visit of the Australian Army ...

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 ...  

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 his name, thanks to research that proved he was indeed buried there.  The service was conducted by Reverend Cikky Day CF, Chaplain to 22 & 26 Royal Engineers. William Voice was born in ...  

Passendale: Rededication Service for Captain John Russell Pound - 18/03

On Wednesday, 18 March 2026, at 12:30 hours, a ceremony was held at the British Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele. Captain John Russell Pound was given a new gravestone bearing his name, ...

Mesen: ANZAC Day - 25/04

Mesen - 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 Reverend Richard Clement Speech by Ambassador Troup Youth Readings Representative of the youth of Belgium and/or New Zealand Wreath Laying: HE Jennifer Troup, New Zealand Ambassador to ...

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 ...

Ploegsteert: ANZAC Day - Berks Cemetery Extension - 24/04

Please find below some pictures of the ceremony on Berks Cemetery Extension at Ploegsteert on Friday 24 April 2026, on the eve of ANZAC Day 2026. Please find below the detailed programme of this ceremony: MC: Capt James Barnes (NZDF) Official Party is led into the cemetery by flagbearers MC welcome Opening Prayer Reverend Richard Clement READING/SPEECH –by Ambassador ...

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 of this ceremony: MC: Lieutenant Colonel Carney Elias MC welcome Opening Prayer Reverend Richard Clement Welcome speech by Madame Alice Leeuwerck, Mayor of Comines-Warneton Speech by RADM ...

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: 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 ...

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    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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