Discover
Antwerp
Antwerp 1914
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1918
Modular 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 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.antwerpen1914-1918.be
OPTION 2:
Visit to theRed Star Line Museum The war and immigration to the USA exhibition 26/09/2014 opening INFORMATION:
Antwerpen Toerisme & Congres Grote Markt 13, 2000 Antwerp +32 3 232 01 03 [email protected] www.redstarline.org
OPTION 3:
Visit to the Photo Museum Shooting Range exhibition 27/06/2014-11/11/2014 INFORMATION: FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen Waalsekaai 47, 2000 Antwerp +32 3 242 93 00 +32 3 242 93 10 [email protected] - www.fomu.beLunch 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 Kaai TIP: Home brewery ‘t Pakhuis for groups
Vlaamse Kaai 76 +32 3 238 12 40 [email protected]
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 brewery
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 [email protected] 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
[email protected] www.kempenslandschap.be
OPTION 3:
Guided tour with application in the charming town of Lier that tells the story of destruction by the German army and the reconstruction. INFORMATION:
Toerisme Lier
Grote Markt 57, 2500 Lier +32 3 8000 555
[email protected] www.toerismelier.be
Lunch break in natural surroundings
TIP: [email protected] for group lunches
Walk around the charming town of Lier + Lunch break near the Zimmertower
TIP: Brasserie Het Moment [email protected] for group lunch
Walk around Mechelen+ Lunch break at the Grote Markt
TIP: 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 [email protected] www.toerismemechelen.be
OPTION 2:
Take the rail bike along the military railway line: Kapellen-Braschaat and visit the former military watchtower.
INFORMATION: Kempens Landschap Tine van den Broeck +32 15 22 82 35
[email protected] www.kempenslandschap.be
OPTION 3:
Visit the Human Rights Museum: 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 [email protected] 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
