In Flanders Fields Museum
- Visit: about 2 h
Adults EUR 12 · Adults (aged +60) EUR 10.50 · Youth (aged 19 < 25) EUR 7
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What's on here
Constellations of memory: a social agency approach
Thursday · All day
temporary exhibitions
Until 3 Jan 2027
Why go
- The poppy wristband, which opens four personal stories of ordinary people during the visit.
- Installations by the artist Hans Op de Beeck, integrated into the exhibition.
- The belfry's 231 steps, with views over the city and the Menin Gate when weather allows, for an extra fee.
Plan your visit
Prices
From the venue's website · checked 12 Oct 2026
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 17:00Show all
Know before you go
- Opening hours: 10:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday, and 10:00 to 17:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
- Tickets are sold online on the museum's own website.
- Visits can be booked through the online booking widget on the museum's website.
- Group visits are reserved through the museum's website, which has its own page with group details.
- Every visitor receives a poppy wristband on entry. A microchip in it sets the chosen language.
- A full visit needs at least two hours.
- The belfry tower can be visited for an extra fee when the weather allows.
What's inside
- Exhibits on the invasion of Belgium, the four years of trench war in the Westhoek, and the end of the war.
- More than 2,000 exhibits, including uniforms, weapons and everyday objects.
- Personal stories of people of many nationalities, told through objects, installations and lifelike characters.
- Touchscreens, video projections and soundscapes that bring the events of 1914 to 1918 closer to visitors.
- A knowledge centre with books on the First World War in the north wing of the Lakenhallen. Free to every visitor.
- An aerial photography centre, opened in 2014, with more than 20,000 documents on the front.
- Ireland's Memorial Record, a multi-volume work with names of civilians and fallen soldiers.
- The diary of Achiel Van Walleghem on the war in Dickebusch and surroundings.
- Decorated flower bags from the Nationaal Hulp- en Voedingscomité.
- Two photos of the execution of the soldier Aloïs Wulput in the Oostduinkerke dunes.
- The Antony d'Ypres photo collection of Léontine Antony-Permeke, Maurice Antony and Robert Antony.
With kids
- Children under 7 are admitted free.
- Youth aged 7 to under 18 pay 6 EUR; a family ticket costs 26.5 EUR.
- Programmes for children and young people are offered on site.
- The education service offers packages for primary and secondary schools.
Tips for your visit
- The knowledge centre is freely open to every visitor.
Tours and audio guides
- Poppy wristband
- Language set on entry; four personal stories Given to every visitor
- Four walks
- Chronological, Thematic, People and Reflective walks
- Excursions
- Langemark cemetery and the Menenpoort
Interesting facts3
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1914
Almost 1.5 million people visited the museum during the commemoration years 1914 to 1918.
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The museum aims to suggest the futility of war rather than glorify it.
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Like the Imperial War Museum in London, it aims to show trenches realistically.
In Flanders Fields Museum - Wikipedia
History
The building was largely destroyed by artillery during the war and later rebuilt. The museum now occupies the second floor of the Cloth Hall on the Grote Markt, together with the belfry. In 1998 the old Ypres Salient Memorial Museum was renovated and renamed after a poem by John McCrae.
- 1914–1918The war destroys much of the Cloth Hall with artillery; the building is later rebuilt.
- 1998The memorial museum is renovated, renamed after John McCrae's poem, and opens as the current museum.
- 1999The belfry is placed on the UNESCO list.
- 2011Redesign begins to welcome more visitors from around the world.
- 2012The reworked exhibition reopens, closer to the ordinary soldier.
Accessibility
- Belfry tower without steps Visitors are encouraged to climb the belfry's 231 steps.
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- Website
- inflandersfields.be/
- Phone
- +3257239220
Questions and answers
How much does a ticket for In Flanders Fields Museum cost?
An adult ticket costs 12 EUR and a family ticket 26.5 EUR. Visitors over 60 pay 10.5 EUR, youth aged 19 to under 25 pay 7 EUR, and youth aged 7 to under 18 pay 6 EUR. Children under 7 are admitted free.
How long does a visit to In Flanders Fields Museum take?
A full visit needs at least two hours. The belfry tower can also be climbed for an extra fee when the weather allows.
What are the opening hours of In Flanders Fields Museum?
It is open from 10:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday, and from 10:00 to 17:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Can I book tickets for In Flanders Fields Museum online?
Yes. Tickets are sold online on the museum's own website, and visits can be booked there through an online booking widget. Group visits have their own page on the same website.
Are children welcome at In Flanders Fields Museum?
Children under 7 get in free, and the museum offers programmes for children and young people on site. A family ticket costs 26.5 EUR.
Where is In Flanders Fields Museum?
It occupies the second floor of the Cloth Hall on the Grote Markt, the main square of Ieper (Ypres) in West Flanders, Belgium. The belfry is in the same building.
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