New temporary exhibition: Reflection points - War dead in the grounds of Zonnebeke Chateau

New temporary exhibition: Reflection points - War dead in the grounds of Zonnebeke Chateau

From 1 May 2023 until 19 November 2023. In 1917 hundreds of soldiers died in the grounds of Zonnebeke Chateau. Most were buried where they fell. After the war, each body that was moved to a Commonwealth Cemetery had the coordinates recorded of...
Lecture Pity the homeloess Belgians! American humanitarian aid to Belgium

Lecture Pity the homeloess Belgians! American humanitarian aid to Belgium

Thursday 21 September 2023 from 7.30pm to 9pm Prof Nel de Mûelenaere teaches history at the VUB. Her research focuses on the relationship between humanitarian aid, nutrition and gender in Belgium and the US during and after the First World War. In ...
Passchendaele Ceremony with torch parade

Passchendaele Ceremony with torch parade

Date: Friday 10 November 2023 10 November 1917 marks the day that Canadian troops ended the Battle of Passchendaele by capturing the ruins of the village. On 10 November 2023 the ‘Passchendaele Ceremony’ commemorates the end of the battle and all...
Lecture Attilla Szalazy-Berzeviczy

Lecture Attilla Szalazy-Berzeviczy

Friday 10 November 2023 On 10 November 2023, we will host a lecture by Hungarian writer Attilla Szalazy-Berzeviczy at the church of Passchendaele. The Battle of Passchendaele is covered in his book 'In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War' in...
Armistisce Day

Armistisce Day

Date: Saturday 11 November, 2023 Armistice Day is commemorated in Zonnebeke with several ceremonies. More info to follow.