Opening hours
Closed untill 03/02/2026 //Wed > Sat : 10:00 > 18:00, Sunday till 21:00
Perfect location for groups and schools.
Hooge Crater Museum
The Hooge Crater Museum has become Belgium's best private WWI museum. With its life-size reconstructions of World War I battle scenes, its extensive collection of weapons, equipment and photographs, this museum is highly recommended.
During a visit to the Ypres Salient, Hooge and this unique war museum is an absolute must for the tourist, collector or historian!
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+32 57 46 84 46
Our Museum
Meenseweg 467,
B-8902 Zillebeke - Ypres (Belgium).
Annual leave
From 20/12/25 untill 03/02/26
Private museum about the First World War
Museum Hooge Crater
History
Origin of the museum
The chapel, in which the museum is located, dates back from the early twenties. This chapel was built directly across the Hooge Crater cemetery in memory of the many fallen soldiers...
Unique pieces
Collections
The museum exposes collections of two people: first of all, there is the collection of curator Niek Benoot and in addition, you can admire the collection of Phillipe Oosterlinck...
Experience WW1
A unique experience
An original Ford T Ambulance of 1916 and a replica of a Fokker DR1 makes the whole experience of the life of a soldier in the Great War even more real...
Flemish specialties
Theme Café
Next to the museum there is a theme café in which enjoying the atmosphere combines perfectly with enjoying the dishes served...
Hooge Crater WW1 Museum
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