Armistice 11.11.2011 93 years after the End of the First World War
11 NOVEMBER LECTURE - LAKHDAR BRAHIMI 10 November 2011 | CC Het Perron | 8.45 p.m. Ever since the celebration in 2008 of the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War, the Flemish Peace Institute, the Peace Fund of the City of Ypres, and the In Flanders Fields Museum have combined resources to extend an invitation to a high-profile personality to address the thematic of the Great War in Flanders from his or her perspective of personal engagement and knowledge. In past years we heard Tadatoshi Akiba, Robert Fisk, and Erwin Mortier discuss their views on commemoration, war and peace on the eve of Armistice Day. This year, Lakhdar Brahimi has accepted our invitation to discourse in Ypres on the end of the Great War. The Algerian Brahimi, one of the most noted UN diplomats, is particularly reputed for his missions as special UN envoy to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also the author of the controversial ‘Brahimi Report’, an assessment of UN Peace Operations. Lakhdar Brahimi is together with Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, and Bishop Desmond Tutu, amongst others, a member of the Elders. Being able to welcome a speaker from the Arab world, we may look forward to a ‘11 November Lecture’ from a very current and particularly apt perspective.
ON THE WAY TO ... A NEW IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM 13 November 2011 Organisation: The Flemisch Peace Institute, Peace Fund of the City of Ypres and the In Flanders Fields Museum Participations is free - advance reservation required Reservation and information: Stedelijke Musea, Janseniusstraat 9, B-8900 Ypres, tel. +32 57 239 450, stedelijke.musea@ieper.be
The current In Flanders Fields Museum remains open until 13 November 2011 at 6 p.m. From Monday 14 November the museum will be closed for six months to reopen in June 2012 as a completely new museum. Entry to the museum is free all day on 13 November. There also is a stall with discounted books from the museum shop. A projection of the new museum will be displayed at the entrance. The new greatly extended In Flanders Fields Museum will open its doors on the 11th of June 2012: 50 % larger, a completely new scenography, new angles, more personal stories, a more spacious museum shop… The interactive aspect of the museum visit will be extended even more to enable the visitor to discover and experience the WWI stories. From now on you will also have the opportunity to visit the Belfry tower and enjoy the exceptional views of the once so heavily troubled region.
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10.11 through 13.11.2011 City of Ypres In Flanders Fields Museum Last Post Association
Grote Markt 34 | B-8900 Ypres tel. 057 239 220 | fax 057 239 275 toerisme@ieper.be | www.inflandersfields.be www.toerisme-ieper.be
PEACE PRICE CITY OF YPRES 2011
OLYMPIC MEDALIST
11 November 2011 | CC Het Perron | 8.30 p.m.
11 November 2011
The fourth winner of the Peace Price of the City of Ypres has been officially declared by the city council in the month of May. With the Peace Price the city of Ypres wants to praise people all over the world who engage themselves for world peace. In the East of Congo, Dr. Mukwege, has been taken care of victims of (mass) rape for 15 years in a region which is tortured by constantly warfare.
In the run up to next year’s Olympic Games in London a large delegation of Belgian, British, French and German Olympic medal winners will be welcomed in Ypres on 11 November. Chairman of the International Olympic committee, Dr. Jacques Rogge, will lead the delegation. On the Belgian side, Eddy Merckx and Gaston Roelandts will be present, among others.
Programme presentation Peace Price - Music intro by Princesse Mansia M’bila. - Welcome by the president of the Peace fund, Burgomaster of Ypres Luc Dehaene - Laudatio Koen Koch - Reaction of Dr Mukwege - Reception offered by the Peace Fund
Info and reservation: Peace Service of the City of Ypres tel. +32 57 239 214 | vrede_ontwikkeling@ieper.be
Their presence at the Armistice under the Menin Gate will enhance the Olympic feeling of togetherness even more. A large Olympic flag, carried by 12 medal winners of the four countries will give an additional dimension to the poppy parade and the remembrance ceremony under the Menin gate (11/11 at 11am).
CEREMONIES | SERVICES | CONCERT 10 November 2011 8 p.m.
Special Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate with the cooperation of Dartford Choir and Devon Fire & Rescue Services Band
11 november 2011 | Armistice 8.45 a.m. Remembrance Ceremony at the French Cemetery Saint Charles de Potyze (Zonnebeekseweg) 9 a.m.
Service in Saint-George’s Memorial Church (by invitation only)
9.30 a.m. Service in Saint-Martin’s Cathedral 10.10 a.m. Departure of the Poppy Parade from the Vandenpeereboomplein to the Menin Gate 11 a.m.
Special Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate on the occasion of the 93nd anniversary of the Armistice Live projection of the ceremony on a large screen on the Market Square
4.30 p.m. Commemoration Concert ‘The Great War Remembered’ in Saint-Martin’s Cathedral Organisation: Last Post Association With: - Koninklijke Harmonie Ypriana (B) - Combined Bands of the Fire and Rescue Services from the United Kingdom (UK) - Altra Voice Choir (B) - Chorus Choir (B) - Buglers Last Post Association (B) Prices tickets: € 20 VIP (with reception): € 35 (+ additional service charges) Tickets online www.lastpost.be or Ypres Tourist Office, Cloth Hall, Grote Markt 34, B-8900 Ieper, tel. +32 57 239 220, toerisme@ieper.be 8 p.m.
Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
12 November 2011 11 a.m. Ceremony at the new Indian Monument near the Menin Gate