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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 ...

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: Commemoration St. Charles de Potyze - 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

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.     

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 ...  

De Panne: Burial Belgian soldier - 10/11

On the eve of Armistice Day, 10 November 2025, a Belgian soldier who fell during the First World War was laid to rest at the Belgian military cemetery in De Panne. It has been since 2018 that such ...

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

Passendale - 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 ...

A delegation of the Last Post Association (Ieper-Belgium) travels to Canada

On Friday, June 20th 2025, the Ypres’ Last Post Association travels to Halifax, Canada.  The delegation consists of director Patrick Donck and buglers Rik Vandekerckhove and Bavo Ketels. They travel to Canada for the unveiling of the restored Last Steps Memorial Arch in Halifax Harbor.   In August 2016, the Last Steps Memorial Arch was unveiled on a pier behind the Maritime ...

Passchendaele Museum reopens in full glory from 5 April 2025

The Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke will reopen in full glory from Saturday, 5 April 2025, following extensive renovations. The renewed Passchendaele Museum offers deeper insight into the history of the Battle of Passchendaele. With a revised storyline enriched by personal stories and authentic objects, the First World War truly comes to life within the castle. Since its opening in ...

Passendale: Commemoration at Tyne Cot Cemetery - 11/11

On Armistice, 11 November 2025, the British Embassy organized a commemoration at Tyne Cot Cemetery at Passendale. Please find a number of pictures of this ceremony below.   

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 road from Ypres to Zonnebeke.  

Passchendaele Museum partly open

Still looking for an exciting day out during the crocus holiday? At the Passchendaele Museum you will experience the history of World War I in an interactive way. While the museum is being renovated, the underground halls and trenches remain accessible to visitors.  Descend into a reconstructed underground shelter together, discover more about the Battle of Passchendaele in the ...

Passendale: Commemoration New Zealand - 12/10

On Sunday 12 October 2025, New Zealand remembered the battle of 12 October 1917.  The ceremony started at the memorial plaque for 4 Australian soldiers of the 49th Bn. and who have no ...

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