Professor Simkins, President of the Western Front Association, addresses Centenary Conference.
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‘Ypres Tourism’ releases brochure highlighting commemorative events for 2014-15
Ypres Tourism has developed a brochure with its partners highlighting events which are to take place in Ypres, Belgium, in 2014-15 to mark the Centenary of the First World War.
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Flemish soil in demand in many EU countries for the upcoming Centenary
A Belgian article reports several countries’ plans to import Flemish soil in order to create commemorative gardens that honour the dead.
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National Portrait Gallery, London, plans to restore artwork for Centenary
The National Portrait Gallery, London, is seeking donations to restore the ‘Naval Officers of World War 1’ portrait, in time for the Centenary of the First World War.
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Filming underway for Belgian Centenary television series
Belgium’s RTBF is currently filming a three part documentary series about the First World War, to be aired in spring 2014.
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The First World War in Retrospect conference, 2014
‘The First World War in Retrospect’ conference will be held at Weetwood Hall Conference Centre & Hotel, Leeds, England in 2014, to mark the Centenary of the conflict.
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European Museums during the First World War conference, 2014
The H Art-Hist network has announced that a conference focusing on museums during the First World War will be held at Technische Universität, Berlin, in 2014.
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New First World War Novel ‘Harvard 1914’ to be subject of talk by author at Harvard University
A novel centred around the First World War will be the subject of talks at Harvard University and in London in April and May 2013.
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Anzac Advisory Council established in New South Wales, Australia
An Anzac Advisory Council has been established in the Australian state of New South Wales.
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‘Not All Quiet on the Ottoman Fronts’ – International Conference, Istanbul, 2014
An international conference will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2014, exploring the Ottoman dimension of the First World War.
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