Piet Chielens
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Piet Chielens a Belgian writer, translator and curator. He is coordinator of the In Flanders Fields Museum
in Ypres
(Ieper) in Belgium. He is also artistic director of Vredesconcerten Passendale (Passchendaele
Peace Concerts).
Chielens was born in Reningelst
. He is co-author, with Julian Putkowski
, of Unquiet Graves / Rusteloze Graven Guide: Execution Sites of the First World War in Flanders.
In Flanders Fields Museum
The In Flanders' Fields Museum is devoted to the study of World War I and occupies the second floor of the Cloth Hall, Ypres in Belgium. The building was virtually destroyed by artillery fire during the Battles of Ypres and has been reconstructed. The curator, Piet Chielens, is a World War I...
in Ypres
Ypres
Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote...
(Ieper) in Belgium. He is also artistic director of Vredesconcerten Passendale (Passchendaele
Passendale
Passendale or Passchendaele is a rural Belgian village in the Zonnebeke municipality of West Flanders province...
Peace Concerts).
Chielens was born in Reningelst
Reningelst
Reningelst is a rural village in the Belgian province of West-Flanders, and a "deelgemeente" of the municipality Poperinge. The village has about 1405 inhabitants....
. He is co-author, with Julian Putkowski
Julian Putkowski
Julian Putkowski is a British university teacher, historian, researcher and broadcaster. He has written extensively on military executions in World War I.-Published works:...
, of Unquiet Graves / Rusteloze Graven Guide: Execution Sites of the First World War in Flanders.