France – Page 2 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 19, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Centenary events at the Museum of the Great War, France

The Museum of the Great War in France will hold annual temporary exhibitions during 2014-2018 to commemorate the Centenary.

End Date: 15 Mar 2013

March 20, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Centenary theatre production: ‘The Passion of the Soldiers of the Great War’

La Passion des Soldats de la Grande Guerre is a Franco-German theatre project which will mark the Centenary of the First World War.

March 21, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Biscuit based art exhibition by Kingsley Baird, Museum of the Great War, France

A new temporary art exhibition by Kingsley Baird, entitled ‘Tomb’, will see a tomb in honour of those who fell at the Battle of the Somme made of biscuits, at the Museum of the Great War, France.

End Date: 23 Apr 2013

April 3, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Biscuit based art exhibition by Kingsley Baird, Museum of the Great War, France

A new temporary art exhibition by Kingsley Baird, entitled 'Tomb', will see a tomb in honour of those who fell at the Battle of the Somme made of biscuits, at the Museum of the Great War, France.

April 5, 2013 CN Editorial Team

China’s ambassador to France honours First World War Chinese workers

China’s ambassador to France, Mr. Kong Quan, honours Chinese workers who died during the First World War in a service held at a French cemetery.

April 11, 2013 CN Editorial Team

France and Germany to fund Centenary events in Sarajevo

The French Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced that a programme of events to mark the Centenary of the First World War in Sarajevo has been submitted.

May 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Couple undertake “Great War Pilgrimage” of Belgium and France’s burial grounds

The Western Front Association has received word from Steve and Nancy Binks, a couple who are visiting all “Commonwealth Great War Burial Grounds” in Belgium and France.

May 30, 2013 CN Editorial Team

What would have happened if Facebook existed during the First World War?

The Musée de la Grande Guerre is considering the role Facebook would have played in the First World War had it existed at the time, in order to engage with a younger audience about the conflict.

June 2, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Remains of French First World War soldiers unearthed in forests of Verdun

The Daily Mail reports that a group of hikers has discovered the remains of more than 20 French First World War soldiers in Verdun, France.

June 4, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Remembrance trail ‘Following in Wilfred Owen’s Footsteps’ opens in France

A new audio-guided walking trail has been opened by Nord Tourisme in France, which plots a six kilometre (3.7 miles) route in memory of the poet Wilfred Owen’s life.