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17 et 18 septembre 2022Passat
Setembre 2022
Dissabte 17
09:30 - 16:00
Dimenge 18
09:30 - 16:00
Accessible a las personas amb un handicap motor
De 5 à 99 ans

CWGC Visitor Centre

5-7 rue Angèle Richard, 62217 Beaurains
  • Pas-de-Calais
  • Hauts-de-France

Behind the scenes of the CWGC

Discover the know-how of our artisans gardeners, engravers, stonemason, carpenter, ironworker...
17 et 18 septembre 2022Passat
© CWGC

Continuous Guided Tours: (approximately 40 minutes)
Visit the French headquarters of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Beaurains. Step behind the scenes of our institution and share the passion that drives our staff every day.
Discover our stele production unit, enter the stone cutting workshop, exchange with our engravers, carpenters and ironworkers, discuss grass and plantations with our gardeners who will show you the machines they use to maintain our cemeteries.
Finally, take the time to meet our forensic archaeologists. You will be surprised how, even today, we are paying tribute to the fallen soldiers from the discovery of their bodies in the former battlefields to their burial in our cemeteries.
Engraving and stone cutting workshops:
Engravers and stonemasons carry out demonstrations and introduce you to the techniques of their trade.
Kids Activities:
3D puzzles made by our carpenters, colorings, track games…

Types d'événement
Atelier / Démonstration / Savoir-faire
Thème 2022
Patrimoine durable
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À propos du lieu

CWGC Visitor Centre
5-7 rue Angèle Richard, 62217 Beaurains
  • Pas-de-Calais
  • Hauts-de-France
The CWGC Experience is a unique interpretive centre at the heart of the First World War battlefields, where the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) takes place behind the scenes., honouring the memory of the fallen soldiers of the two world wars around the world.
© CWGC Thomas Capiaux