In Flanders Fields Museum
"War is hell" is the clear message of this superb interactive museum. You "experience" the Great War through the eyes of the ordinary soldiers and civilians who did so without the quote marks, and get an idea of the events of those 4 dreadful years. No series of dry and dusty historical exhibits, it is as much a peace museum as a war museum -- it could scarcely be otherwise, considering the awesome slaughter on all sides that took place on the battlefields around the town, which makes any talk about winners and losers, or of glory, seem obscene. The museum won the 2000 Museum Award of the Council of Europe for its innovative presentation.
"War is hell" is the clear message of this superb interactive museum. You "experience" the Great War through the eyes of the ordinary soldiers and civilians who did so without the quote marks, and get an idea of the events of those 4 dreadful years. No series of dry and dusty historical exhibits, it is as much a peace museum as a war museum -- it could scarcely be otherwise, considering the awesome slaughter on all sides that took place on the battlefields around the town, which makes any talk about winners and losers, or of glory, seem obscene. The museum won the 2000 Museum Award of the Council of Europe for its innovative presentation.
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