The research centre is housed in the former rectory at Zonnebeke, a modernistic building by Huib Hoste. It is a place where researchers, students and interested individuals can ask their questions about the region’s battlefields and heritage.
Research Centre
Ieperstraat 1, 8980 Zonnebeke
051 77 04 41
kenniscentrum@zonnebeke.be
Opening hours
- Monday: on appointment
- Tuesday: on appointment
- Wednesday: 13:00 to 16:30
- Thursday: 13:00 to 16:30
- Friday: on appointment
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
We make an exception for relatives of First World War casualties. Do you have a query concerning a fallen soldier from World War I and there is no staff available at the research centre? Please turn to the reception desk at the museum.
Closing days
- Thursday 1 January
- Friday 2 January
- Monday 6 April
- Friday 1 May
- Thursday 14 May
- Friday 15 May
- Monday 25 May
- Wednesday 27 May
- Thursday 18 June
- Monday 20 July
- Tuesday 21 July
- Monday 2 November
- Wednesday 11 November
- Thursday 24 December from 15:00
- Friday 25 December
- Thursday 31 December from 15:00
- Friday 1 January 2027