Exposition

It seems like if the woods round Romagne-sous-Montfaucon will not have anything to do with the war. Every day the earth throws up artifacts from the First World War: bombs, grenades, helmets. Also the witnesses of the day-to-day personal life are coming up: combs, coins, forks, knives, watches. From 1976 on Jean-Paul de Vries searches and finds these things.

In his informal museum ROMAGNE ’14-’18 he off course shows the guns, the bayonets and the bullets, but Jean-Paul de Vries loves the finds who tell the story of every-day life. In this way Jean-Paul hopes you will get conscious of the atrocity of war. War that was and still is fought by ordinary boys and girls.

All artifacts in the permanent exposition are found by Jean-Paul de Vries himself in the direct surroundings of his informal museum in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon. Each object has passed the fingers of Jean-Paul and has his own story. A story he can tell in a touching way.

Guided walks

In the morning Jean-Paul de Vries guides you, on appointment, to the formal battlefields of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon. In this way you can experience how it is to be a seeker of artifacts from World War I. With a bit of luck you too will find a silent witness.

Jean-Paul walks approximately 2 or 3 hours in a calm pace. After the guided walk you can enjoy meal at the Sandwich bar and visit the informal museum.

Searching on your own, let alone digging, is dangerous. Every year people still die.