The knowledge centre is housed in the former presbytery of Zonnebeke, a modernist building designed by Huib Hoste. It is a place where researchers, students and the curious can go with their questions about the region’s wartime past and heritage.
Collection of the Knowledge Centre
The knowledge centre comprises two large collections that preserve the heritage and past of Zonnebeke and its boroughs. On the one hand, there is the documentation centre of the Passchendaele Museum, with many reference works and archives dealing with the First World War and the Third Battle of Ypres (1917) in particular. You can consult the inventory here.
Passchendaele Museum Documentation Centre
The museum’s documentation centre holds a wealth of reference works and archives relating to the First World War and the Third Battle of Ypres (1917) in particular. You can consult the catalogue online free of charge.
Library and Archives of the Zonnebeekse Heemvrienden
The library and archives of the Zonnebeekse Heemvrienden contain a very extensive collection. That collection consists of heritage works as well as magazines and other sources on local history. You can consult the online catalogue via ‘documentation centre’ on their website.
In addition to an extensive library, the collections also include photographs and maps, such as trench maps and aerial photographs from both our own and external archives. The collections focus on Zonnebeke and its boroughs.
The collection of the Zonnebeek Heemvrienden and the digital inventories of photos and maps as well as maps and aerial photos in GIS can only be consulted in the knowledge centre. An overview of photos and maps in the museum collection can be consulted via the online collection catalogue. The catalogue is currently incomplete and is being supplemented.
Practical info
- View the opening hours here
- By appointment via T 0032 (0)51 77 04 41
Contact details
- Due to overtaking, maps and photos are not currently freely available for consultation. Please make an appointment in advance at [email protected] or T 0032 (0)51 77 04 41.
