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Dunkirk in Pictures. This year we’re marking 80 years since the incredible rescue of the British Army from Dunkirk. Join us in commemoration by taking a journey through the dramatic events of May and June 1940 with this collection of breathtaking historic photographs.
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Start with the 58 meter-high Belfry (Beffroi St-Eloi, same details as the Tourist Office which is housed on the ground floor of the belfry). It’s one of the few buildings in Dunkirk that wasn’t destroyed in World War II, and is now ranked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built in the 13th century and heightened in the 15th, it, inevitably, became t...
9 quai de la Citadelle Website More information on the Tourist Office website Open daily except Tues in French term times 10am-12.30pm & 1.30-6pm July and August daily 10am-6pm Admissionadult €6; Floating museum boat tours adult €7.50
Like many museums in France, you’ll be surprised at what is in the collections of the Fine Art Museum: notable Flemish, Dutch, French and Italian paintings and sculptures from the 14th to the 20th centuries, including works like Corot’s A Dune at Dunkirk. There’s a room dedicated to Jean Bart which includes a death mask of the English King James II...
Dunkirk is surprisingly well served for modern art with both museums in the same area of the town. LAAC (Lieu d’Art et d’Action Contemporaine) is located in a sculpture park looking out over Dunkirk beach in the Pont Lucien-Lefol section. It puts on good changing exhibitions; its permanent collection contains works from the 1940s to the 80s includi...
The Tourist Office produces a good map, information, and a trail to take you to the major World War II Operation Dynamo Sites.
- Mary Anne Evans
Map of the city of Dunkirk and its fortifications over the course of the centuries, engraving by Giacomo Bassaglia from Hydraulic Architecture or the Art of conducting, elevating and managing water... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
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May 26, 2020 · 80 years on what happened at Dunkirk? 26 May 2020. Getty Images. Hundreds of boats took part in the rescue operation. May 2020 marks 80 years since the evacuation of Dunkirk which took place ...
