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The museum is located in the rebuilt Lakenhalle - Cloth Hall of Ieper (Ypres) and was opened in 1998. It tells the story of WW I in and around Ypres from the standpoint of people who experienced the war themselves, the victims. First victim the town of Ieper which was literally flattened. There was no building higher than one meter left except the Belfry. Second victims were the inhabitants who had been forced to evacuate in May 1915. From then on nobody lived in the ghost town of Ieper. The first inhabitants returned only in 1919 to rebuild their town and lived in wooden emergency houses. Then there were the soldiers of which 500 thousand died in the battles of the "salient of Ypres". The "In Flanders Fields" museum is especially based on interactive audiovisual evocations about the life at the front, the battles, trenches, no-man's land, weapons, medical care, fatigue, rest and entertainment behind the front. Pictures, light and sound effects provide a rejuvenated form which explains the success of the museum with annually 200 thousand visitors. No doubt that this war museum is centred on the human side, I should say inhuman side of WW I which was an ignominious butchery. The technical aspects, weapons, equipment of WW I are less developed in this museum than in the Army Museum at the Brussels Cinquantenaire or at the British Imperial War Museum in London for example. Among the technical horrors of WW I, it was at Ypres that chlorine gas was used for the first time as well as flamethrowers in 1915. In July 1917 the almost odourless mustard gas, called Yperite since then, was used here. It is impossible to leave this museum without feeling deep emotion. Phone: +32 (0)57-22 85 82Directions: The museum is situated on the upper floor of the Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle) in the centre of Ieper (Ypres).Website: http://www.inflandersfields.be/
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I must admit that I had never visited this In Flanders fields Museum before, but maybe that is a bit the disadvantage of living nearby, that one forgets to visit the museums, and other touristy places nearby. But this VT-meeting (April 24th) was a great opportunity to finally visit this museum. The In Flanders Fields Museum tells you the story of the Great War, but not only, there are also the small facts beside the war, the live of the locals, and the story of how a war disturbed the daily life There are a lot of goods from the war like ammunition, weapons, infirmary stuff, There are lots of touch screens which provide information of this Great War, but also on the life of the soldiers away from the front. Some movies and some testimonies make it all more real (and shocking) When you walk in the museum, you will see (and hear) a lot of eye-witness accounts of the Great War, at the ticket reception you can get a a printed copy of these quotations (in different languages. Here follows a short popular verse which dates from 1915 : A Multi-National War "The Belgians swear and curse, The French eat and drink, The British wash and shave, The germans gight like devils, but when it comes to the girls,they are all the same." It must have been a terrible period, for the soldiers and for the locals living in this war zone. At the end of the tour, you pass the museum shop, where you can buy all kind of maps, books and videos/DVDs on this Great War in the Ieper Salient. I must say when you are visiting Ieper, this museum is a must see For the exact entrance hours and fees, you better check the website. Leave a Comment Address: Grote Markt 34Phone: +32 (0)57-239 220Directions: The museum is situated on the upper floor of the Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle) in the centre of Ieper (Ypres)Website: http://www.inflandersfields.be/
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Visiting the Flanders Fields museum first brings you to the rebuild Lakenhal, the biggest building at Ieper dominating the Market square. On the first floor you are introduced to overwhelming war impressions. The Museum is named after a poem by Canadian military doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, 1872-1918: In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. Opening times: April-Mid November: Weekly 10AM-6PM Mid November-March: Tu-Su 10AM-5PM Entrance price: Euro 7.50 Leave a Comment Address: Grote Markt 34 - 8900 IeperPhone: +32-57-228582Directions: The museum is situated on the upper floor of the Cloth Hall (Lakenhal) in the centre of Ieper.Website: http://www.inflandersfields.be/
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