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Flanders Fields Description: Flanders Fields was the site of around half a million deaths in the horrific trenches of World War I. There are numerous military cemeteries and ‘Missing Memorials’ in the region commemorating those of all nationalities who fell in battle, as well as the playing of the ‘Last Post’ every evening at 2000, under the arch of the Menin Gate. Most of the soldiers who perished were the victims of poison gas attacks – the deadly gas Yperite was invented in the nearby city of Ypres, which was a renowned trading centre during the Middle Ages but was almost completely destroyed during World War I. At the In Flanders Fields museum in Ypres, visitors can discover what it was like to be a soldier in the trenches and learn about major events and aspects of the war such as the first gas attack, the Christmas Truces of 1914, and No Man’s Land. New for 2002 is the Dead.lines exhibition which looks at violence in the 20th century and the way in which the media portrays events through photos, press and propoganda. News reporters, Kate Adie and Rudi Vranckx, take visitors on a guided tour of the exhibition, which runs from 30 March to 17 November 2002. Contact Addresses: In Flanders Fields, Lakenhallen – Grote Markt 34, 8900 Ieper, Belgium Tel: (057) 228 584. Fax: (057) 218 589. E-mail: toerisme@ieper.be Website: www.inflandersfields.be Transportation: Air: Brussels Airport. Rail: Train: Ieper/Ypres Station. Road: Car: N369 (from Ostend). Opening Times: In Flanders Fields Museum: Daily 1000-1800 (Apr-Sep); Tues-Sun 1000-1700 (Oct-Mar). Closed first three weeks after Christmas holiday. Admission Fees: In Flanders Fields Museum (including entry to dead.lines exhibition): EUR10/BFr403 (adult), EUR5/BFr202 (child 7-15), free (child under 7). In Flanders Fields Museum (excluding dead.lines exhibition): EUR7.50/BFr303 (adult), EUR3.50/BFr141 (child 7-15), free (child under 7). 
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