Afbeelding
Peace Poster Competition
22 February 2026 - 29 March 2026
This year, Lions Club Waregem and Lions Club Waregem Ascot are once again organizing the Peace Poster Competition. Children aged 11 to 13 created a drawing depicting their understanding of war and peace.
Hundreds of schoolchildren in Waregem are participating in this wonderful project. A selection of these beautiful, often surprising drawings will be exhibited at HIPPO.WAR from February 22nd to March 29th.
Opening Hours
Wednesday through Sunday, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
These temporary exhibitions have already ended:
Photo exhibition ‘Belgian art in exile’
October 2024 - 19 January 2025
Temporary exhibition on some well-known Belgian artists during World War I. Read more.
Aerial photography in Waregem during WWI
8 May 2024 - 28 July 2024
Numerous authentic aerial photos of Waregem during the First World War. Read more.
Resisting war propaganda
3 May 2023 - 23 July 2023
The exhibition examined the methods and processes of war propaganda since World War I to the present. Read more.
RE(f)USED
22 April 2022 - 31 July 2022
Glass is stubborn and petulant... Glass artist Nico Sabbe makes it tell a story. Read more.
Animals at War
2 October 2021 - 9 January 2022
During war, animals can be a hero, a means of communication, a mascot or a plague. Read more.
Bloody Wars!
1 May 2021 - 13 June 2021
The exhibition depicted the devastation caused by both world wars in West Flanders. Read more.
170 years of Waregem Koerse
1 August 2020 - fall 2020
The atmosphere of 170 years of Waregem Koerse through beautiful posters and photos. Read more.
The Secret Army
13 September 2019 - 2 February 2020
The story of the organized resistance (and Le Grèbe farm) in Waregem during the Second World War. Read more.
The American Golden Century
24 April 2019 - 30 June 2019
Paintings by artist Serge Moreel paint an expressive picture of the American 20th century. Read more.
The making of 'Oorlog in Waregem'
30 November 2018 - 31 January 2019
Author Ivan Adriaenssens showed in HIPPO.WAR how the graphic novel ‘Oorlog in Waregem’ came into being. Read more.
The Yanks are coming
April 2018 - 15 November 2018
Focus on the last days of WWI and the role of the Americans in the liberation. Read more.
