PECS : Cultural Package

GET TO KNOW BELGIUM AND JOIN OUR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

TO SIGN UP FOR THE ACTIVITIES, CONTACT MS. ANNELIES KINDT: annelies.kindt@arts.kuleuven.be or +32 (0) 16 32 87 09

Activities were especially designed for PECS, but all (international) KU Leuven students are welcome to join us!!

1. Daytrip 1: City of Peace – In Flanders Fields, Ypres and the Last Post    

In a country where war was fought, it lingers, even if that war is already a century behind us. The City of Peace Ypres and the In Flanders Fields Museum conserve the link with the war past. The museum, where we start our trip, presents the story of the First World War in the West Flanders front region. It is located in the renovated Cloth Halls of Ypres (13^th Century), an important symbol of wartime hardship and later recovery. The completely new permanent exhibition (opening 11 June 2012) tells the story of the invasion of Belgium and the first months of the mobilization, the four years trench war in the Westhoek, the end of the war and the permanent remembrance ever since.  The focus of the scenography is the human experience.

After some free time to explore the enchanting mediaeval city of Ypres, we will walk along its old fortresses to finish the day at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing where we will quiver at the sight of the memorial ceremony. Every day, at 8PM sharp, since 1928, this impressive ceremony is held at the Menin Gate to commemorate the soldiers fallen for the freedom of Belgium in World War I.

Included: Bus, admission to In Flanders Fields, guided tour, memorial ceremony

Not included: Lunch

When?   Saturday 21/09/2013            12pm-10.45pm

Meeting point?   Saint Michael's Church, Naamsestraat 57, Leuven

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2. DAYTRIP 2: The "Low" Countries: the Delta Works

DeltawerkenMore information available soon.