When you are visiting the city of “Ieper”, do not forget to pop into the “Flanders Filed Museum” This museum tells us the historical story of the “First World War” in the West Flemish front region. The Museum is housed in the rebuilt Cloth Halls of Ypres, who are an important symbol of war suffering and resurrection. From this symbolic accommodation, the museum also pays great attention to the contemporary landscape as one of the last tangible witnesses. During your visit you also have the option to go and climb 231 extra steps you can look out over the city and the surrounding battlefields from the restored Belfry. Very recommandabel.

I found this museum confusing and weird. It's like they are trying to cater only for Gen Y (or should that be Gen X) and have forgotten that most visitors are more interested in the story then the gimmicks. The cost is OK but the idea of the interactive wristband does't work. The signage is terrible. I had no idea where I was supposed to be going and where I was. More confusing were the movies that were being shown and all you could hear was the voices from the movie in the next area. It's a shame as the venue is ideal and the collection of WW1 material is outstanding.

It’s a really interesting and well presented museum with some very good film exhibits (especially the one in the weird circular pod) but just a bit too much for me - lots of quite similar exhibits and stories of real people. It was quite exhausting. For me, less would have meant more. I’d have liked to find out more about the rebuilding of the town - why they did it how they did it (and how they did it so quickly) but that was really only a small part of the experience. We did the walk (ie climb) up the clock tower and that was really good and made the whole event.

We’ve been here many times as a family and it’s the best example in the region if you want to delve in to the history. Exhibits and context throughout are fantastic. As frequent visitors to the town and surrounding areas, we always find time for a tour. In addition to the artefacts and well scripted tour, you have the added bonus of being able to poke around this stunning building snd climb the tower if you have the knees for it. Super place and fairly priced. We will visit again soon, as our two teens find the tour humbling too. Keep up the good work.

We arrived at the museum a little later in the day, about 4 hours before close. And it has a paired offer to buy discounted tickets with the Ypres Museum next door. We asked for the grouped ticket but the man at the desk warned we may not have time for both. (You can spread the visits over 3 days but we were only in Ypres for 1 day.) At first I thought he was exaggerating. 4 hours in 1 museum? I was wrong. This museum is full to the brim with interesting videos, interactive activities, walls full of information and a vast amount of artifacts. The information was available in multiple languages, which is always a relief in a country whose language you don't speak. And to top it all off, for a small extra cost, you can climb to the top of the tower and get some great views of the city. We didn't quite spend 4 hours in the museum but I don't think we would have had time for the other one. So make sure if you want to visit both, you arrive early or are spending more than one day in the city.

Based on the poem “in Flanders’ Fields” the museum successfully attempts to demonstrate the universal horrors of war. The context is the First World War, but the displays mange to connect past conflicts with the present. They do an excellent job at presenting the futility of war.

Very good museum overall Lots of interesting history pieces especially on WW1.it was full of people and tourists and staff was very friendly to a bunch of school teens like us. Only bad thing was that it was quite cold snd phone connection wasn’t amazing. Apart from that very good time would definitely recommend! 9/10

Very interesting museum charting WW1 and the area. Interactive wrist bands helped to keep our children engaged and lots to look at if you don’t want to read all the text. We also went up the bell tower which gave great views over the city. The stairs are long and spiral, not for the faint hearted

We took a group of teenage girls. Everyone was engaged & learned a lot! Going up the tower is worth it for the views. Definitely get the audio guide. It adds a LOT to the tour and enlarges the information about every display.

It is an excellent place to learn about the beginnings of WW1, history of the area and the ugliness of war. Our 9 year old was just a bit too young to understand. This museum may be best for children over 12. The city of Yper is beautiful and worth visiting. Yper is around 2.5-3hrs drive from Paris, 30mins from the American cemetary in Waregem and 30-40mins from Calais, Dunkirque and the ferry and tunnel to UK.