Top Things to do in Ieper (Ypres)
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Things to do in Ieper (Ypres), Flanders: The Best Museums
An ancient city in the Flemish province of West Flanders, Ieper (as it’s known in the Flemish tongue) has enjoyed financial and cultural status since the 12th century. Today, visitors can check out remnants of its impressive past, including ramparts that date back to 1385 and an historic moat, which now is a haven for wildlife. Ieper found itself in the middle of World War I and suffered tremendous damage to all of its buildings, but has been both reconstructed in its medieval style and built up with modern structures.
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1. In Flanders Fields Museum
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4.5 based on 3,564 reviews
The Ypres region was the backdrop to on of the bloodiest battles in history, 100 years ago. Now the last witness have died too, the In Flanders Fields Museum is more than ever the gateway to the First World War in Flanders. The In Flanders Fields Museum confronts the visitor with the consequences of the Great War. Old and young are faced with life and death in the Ypres front region. The exhibition with touching video projects, unique sound fragments and the most up-to-date multimedia applications immerse you in the life at the front. each visitor also receives a poppy bracelet that enables him/her to discover four personal stories of 'Joe Public' in the Great War. By logging in you can meet your peers in the war, a century ago.
Reviewed By GemsNI - Armagh, United Kingdom
The In Flanders Fields Museum is housed in a beautiful historic building in the centre of the main square. Ypres was the site of one of the bloodiest battles in First World War in Flanders and the exhibitions show how the battle progressed, how the soldiers survived in the trenches and the senselessness of death in battle. The In Flanders Fields Museum gives the visitor a Poppy bracelet to wear which allows you to interact with the exhibits and read more information - this allows you to immerse yourself in the exhibits and makes the experience more 'personal'. The living history videos with first hand accounts were excellent. I cried several times throughout the museum as it was so personal/real. A Must see museum- the more you immerse yourself into the exhibits, the more emotional it becomes.
2. Hooge Crater Museum
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4.5 based on 742 reviews
Full scale reconstructions of war scenes, an extended collection of weapons, war equipment and photos make this museum to a true must-see!The chapel, in which the museum is located, dates back from the early twenties. This chapel was built directly across the Hooge Crater cemetery in memory of the many fallen soldiers on the battle fields of ‘Hooge’ over a period of 4 years. Rare military clothing of the troops, that where fighting in the ‘Ypres Salient’ (Ieperboog) are exposed in glass displays. Also you can see some full scale scenes of the Great War battle fields, very authentically reproduced. The theme of the scenes is very divers: German bunkers, British trenches and full scale horses with cavalry troops on their backs.
Reviewed By TopTraveller18 - Four Marks, United Kingdom
Hooge Crater Museum is an interesting and informative museum, which really helped me understand some of the features of the warfare in World War One. There were many visual elements to the museum, with plenty of artefacts and objects that helped explain the key features of the warfare. The museum was a lovely tribute to those who had died and served in the war. There is a café and also a small gift shop, where, amongst other things, bullets found in nearby battlefields can be bought for a very reasonable price. The museum is well kept and a must - go if you are in the area.
3. Hotel-Museum Arthur Merghelynck
4. Yper Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By KAW687 - London, United Kingdom
We bought the combo ticket with the Flanders Field museum and it was the ideal antidote to that very moving and emotional experience. This was a lot of fun. The Pythonesque animation about the town defenses was really funny.
5. Stedelijk Museum
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4.0 based on 8 reviews
6. Ramparts War Museum
7. Museum Godshuis Belle
8. Museum of Education
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
9. Menin Road Museum
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4.0 based on 13 reviews
The museum tells the story of the actions along the Menin Road during the First World War. With original maps, images and material from the Great War and real artillery shells and weaponry it brings alive the story of the war in the Ypres Salient.
10. LEET47 - Art Gallery
LEET47 is a brand new Art Gallery in the centre of Ypres. Words and pictures to make twinkles in the eye and colours agree in the dark. Thoughts on daydreams. Have you seen a purple cow or an orange tree? When less can be more than enough. LEET47 is looking sideways. We show you not to live iwth a paperbag on your head, but to look at the rainbow while the rain is still falling.
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