Plugstreet 14-18 Experience, Wallonia, Belgium
4.5 (230 reviews) Sunday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Hainaut Province Speciality Museums
Brilliant experience. A must for all visitors to the area
Interpretation Centre “Plugstreet 11-18 experience” is situated close to the British Memorial in Ploegsteert. Covered with a natural carpet of greenery its semi-underground structure is topped by an elegant glass pyramid. The architectural design perfectly fits into a surrounding wooded area. “Plugstreet 14-18 experience” presents a scenographic space of some 400 sq. m. whose technological equipment aims at increasing interaction. The scenography not only brings to light the 14-18 conflict on an international scale and in a didactic manner, but also tells the visitor about its effects in the area of Comines-Warneton, which was devastated by four years of bloody fighting and deprivations. Particular attention is drawn to numerous photographs from private collections recounting how difficult it often was for civilians and armed forces to live together : Comines was a German garrison eastward ; Ploegsteert was in British hands westward and Warneton was literally cut by the front line.
Address
Rue de Messines 156, Ploegsteert, Comines-Warneton 7782 Belgium
Mobile
Website
http://www.plugstreet1418.be
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 4:43
User Ratings
4.5 based on (230 reviews)
Reviews
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5Sue W 5:00 PM Oct 5, 2022
A must visit for anyone visiting the Western Front battlefields and war graves
Very interesting and Informative. Good place to start any tour of the western front. The introductory film was a good insight as to the WW1 started followed by the time line “model “ which gave me a very good understanding of the movements during the 4 years of the war. Well worth a visit. I particularly liked the quiet of the woods around
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5EssexSwallow 5:00 PM Sep 9, 2022
Start you battle site tour here - it will help to put the rest into perspective.
We would definitely recommend this place to be the first stop on your tour. The exhibits give an excellent insight into the build-up the WWI and the graphic display showing the positions of the front lines as time passed is particularly effective and can be rerun to really see what happened as the war progressed. Many of the photographs on display are excellent. There is also lots of information on the civilians who were there at the time. A very good addition to the historic sites of the area.
