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WWI in Antwerp Discover our fortifications and life during German occupation...
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DiscoverAntwerp 1914 . 1918
Antwerp 1914 - 1918Modular group day trips
This model for a day trip mainly takes place in the city of Antwerp. Antwerp 1914-1918 is elaborated at various locations in the heart of the city and in the close environment. The city of Antwerp has a large number of sights that can be combined into a day trip. The main options on the topic of WWI have been included in the model programme. Other options are listed at the bottom. Discover the story at www.antwerpen1914-1918.be.
OPTION 1:Visit to FORTEN 1914 (Fortifications 1914) Exhibition about the Antwerp region in 1914; 01/04/2014 - 30/06/2014
INFORMATION:Simon Stevin
www.antwerpen1914-1918.be
OPTION 2:Visit to the Red Star Line MuseumThe war and immigration to the USA exhibition26/09/2014 opening
INFORMATION:Antwerpen Toerisme & Congres
Grote Markt 13, 2000 Antwerp
+32 3 232 01 03
www.redstarline.org
OPTION 3:Visit to the Photo Museum Shooting Range exhibition27/06/2014-11/11/2014
INFORMATION:FotoMuseum Provincie
Antwerpen
Waalsekaai 47, 2000 Antwerp
+32 3 242 93 00
+32 3 242 93 10
[email protected] - www.fomu.be
Lunch break and free exploration of the surrounding area.
Lunch break in Antwerp TIP: [email protected]
for group lunch
Lunch break and free exploration of the many little restaurants on the Vlaamse and Waalse KaaiTIP: Home brewery ‘t Pakhuis
for groups
Vlaamse Kaai 76
+32 3 238 12 40
OPTION 1:
Guided tour of the Royal Palace on the Meir, where The Belgian royal family stayed in 1914. (guided tour + sweet surprise within the context of The Chocolate Line)Reservation in advance is necessary.
INFORMATION:Meir 50
2000 Antwerp
+32 3 206 21 21
www.paleisopdemeir.be
OPTION 2:
Walk across the Schelde on the pontoon bridge and take part in numerous activities from 3-5 October 2014. Through historical guided tours and exhibitions scattered across the city center, visitors will become acquainted with the history of Antwerp during WW I.
INFORMATION:Vredescentrum vzw
+32 3 292 36 52
www.antwerpen14-18.be
OPTION 3:
Visit to the MAS (Museum at the Stream) “Exodus. On the run for war” exhibition (refugees during WWI)20/05/2013-30/04/2015
INFORMATION: Museum aan de Stroom
Hanzestedenplaats 1
2000 Antwerp
+32 3 338 44 00
www.mas.be
Other interesting options for a day trip in Antwerp within the context of the First World War Centenary are:- Open air exhibition exploring how artists continued to work during the First World War. www.middelheimmuseum.be
Options for a day trip in Antwerp outside of the context of the First World War Centenary:- Historic walks, www.visitantwerpen.be
- Guided tour of the underground water- ways of Antwerp, www.visitantwerpen.be
- Boat trips on the Schelde, [email protected]
- Exclusive, culinary, not-for-profit, walks through the city, www.culinairewandelingen.be
- Visit the De Koninck brewerywww.dekoninck.be
Wandering through the area of the fortifications of Antwerp
These next modules for a day trip will mainly take you to the region of Mechelen where you can visit the beautiful Ursuline convent with its exclusive Art Nouveau winter garden combined with a visit to the city center. Mechelen will hold an exhibition on artists during the WWI period in the autumn of 2014. The new museum of Human Rights and Holocaust is also an interesting yet poignant addition to your trip. Another option is to go a little further and discover the Railway Fort in Duffel which holds an interactive exhibition on WWI or a visit to the town of martyrs, Lier with an guided walk-application.
OPTION 1:Guided tour at the Ursuline convent with its unique winter garden (Art Nouveau) Reservation in advance is necessary.
INFORMATION:Wintertuin OLV Waver
Bosstraat 9
2861 Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver
+32 15 75 77 28
www.olvwaver.be/vzw%20
wintertuin
OPTION 2:Visit to the railway fort of Duffel with a hands-on exhibition and underground corridor.
INFORMATION:vzw Kempens Landschap
Peredreef 5, 2580 Beerzel (Putte)
+32 15 22 82 33
www.kempenslandschap.be
OPTION 3:Guided tour with application in the charming town of Lier that tells the storyof destruction by the German army and the reconstruction.
INFORMATION:Toerisme Lier
Grote Markt 57, 2500 Lier
+32 3 8000 555
www.toerismelier.be
Lunch break in natural surroundingsTIP: [email protected]
for group lunches
Walk around the charming town of Lier +Lunch break near theZimmertowerTIP: Brasserie Het Moment
[email protected] for group lunch
Walk around Mechelen+Lunch break at the Grote MarktTIP: restaurants for groups
Hof de Merode: info@hofdemerode.
be, De Met: [email protected]
OPTION 1:Visit the exhibition"Mechelse Oorlogskunstenaars"(War artists of Mechelen)In Autumn 2014
INFORMATION:Toerisme Mechelen
Hallestraat 2-4-6, 2800 Mechelen
+32 70 22 00 08
www.toerismemechelen.be
OPTION 2:Take the rail bike along the military railway line: Kapellen-Braschaatand visit the former military watchtower.
INFORMATION:
Kempens Landschap
Tine van den Broeck
+32 15 22 82 35
www.kempenslandschap.be
OPTION 3:Visit the Human RightsMuseum: Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen. New as of 2013 Kazerne Dossin is no ordinary museum site, but a ‘place of remembrance’ for Belgium’s Holocaust.
INFORMATION: Kazerne Dossin (Dossin Barracks)
Goswin de Stassartstraat 153
2800 Mechelen
+32 15 29 06 60
Saturday - Sunday: + 32 15 28 86 40
www.kazernedossin.eu
Other combination options:- Guided tours and visits to the city of Mechelen, www.toerismemechelen.be
- Het Anker brewery visit (Mechelen), www.hetanker.be
- Boom: “Poor little Belgium” exhibition on the role of "De Belgica" in WWI (Toerisme Rupelstreek Vaartland) [email protected] or + 32 476 86 12 00
