- Discover the two latest innovations at the Passchendaele MuseumThe Passchendaele Museum at Zonnebeke opens its doors from 1 February. Visitors can discover a brand new immersive experience and temporary exhibition. With these innovations, the museum wants to continue to bring and commemorate the story of the Battle of Passchendaele and its many victims. New immersive experience ‘Passchendaele 1917’… Read more: Discover the two latest innovations at the Passchendaele Museum
- Passchendaele Museum closes 2023 early with more than 100,000 visitorsThe Passchendaele Museum closed its doors early on 20 November 2023 to carry out planned renovations. The museum welcomed as many as 101,981 visitors last season. An excellent result, exceeding the target number of visitors of 90,000. From 1 February 2024, it will reopen its doors with a brand new… Read more: Passchendaele Museum closes 2023 early with more than 100,000 visitors
- 50,000 Flowers for Flanders FieldsPupils of Zonnebeke plant 1,875 flowers in castle park Flanders fields, including the castle park in Zonnebeke, will be 50,000 flowers richer by next spring. Zonnebeke pupils are also participating in this action within the project ‘LANDSCAPES – Feel Flanders Fields’. Our Westhoek has a unique landscape. More specifically, a… Read more: 50,000 Flowers for Flanders Fields
- Unesco World Heritage at ZonnebekeOn 20 September 2023, 27 cemeteries and monuments lying around and near the WW I frontline in Flanders fields were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. We are proud of this important recognition. Three of these sites can be discovered in Zonnebeke: Buttes New British Cemetery CWGC Buttes New British Cemetery becomes an assembly cemetery after the war. Immediately… Read more: Unesco World Heritage at Zonnebeke
- Earphones available in the shopDo you find it more comfortable to listen to the audio tour with earphones? Good news! From now on, earphones are for sale in the museum shop. These can be used during your visit to listen to the various audio clips and are a fun and practical souvenir afterwards. Thanks… Read more: Earphones available in the shop