Cultural outing in Belgium
On Saturday 17 June 2023, the committee of the “Ad Pacem servandam – Pour la Paix et contre la Guerre” association organised a visit to the Bastogne War Museum (B).
This museum is a major remembrance site in the Ardennes dedicated to the Second World War. It houses many maps, settings, testimonies and films from the time of the Second World War, enabling visitors to relive and understand the Battle of the Bulge, which took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945 around the town of Bastogne.
From 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m., the sixteen-strong group visited, at their own pace, all the exhibitions and multimedia rooms with audio guides that, thanks to interactive terminals placed along the route, inform visitors in their chosen language (Dutch, English, German or French) about the important events of this Battle.
Visitors can also enjoy an immersive experience thanks to three multi-sensory shows that take them on the journey of four characters at the heart of the conflict.
After lunch on the terrace of the “Bistrot de la Paix”, the group moved on to the Bois St Jacques, where they were able to (re)experience, for thirty minutes, a key moment in the battlefield of the Bois Jacques through an augmented reality mobile application. For a brief moment, they were able to share in the daily life of Easy Company’s G.I.s holed up in the foxholes.
The group in front of the museum entrance
