Lange Max Museum

During the Interbellum, the Pommern battery was one of the most successful attractions in battlefield tourism in Belgium. It was featured in the Michelin Guide "L'Yser et la côte belge". Notable visitors to the Site Lange Max over time include: • Winston Churchill, around the Interwar period. • Hirohito, 124th Emperor of Japan • Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States. • Prince Edward, future King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India (10 December 1918). • Prince Albert, future King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India (10 December 1918). • Raymond Poincaré, French President (9 November 1918). • Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France. • Jules-Louis Breton, France's Undersecretary of State for Inventions for National Defense. • Prince Leopold, future King of the Belgians (9 November 1918). • Geert Bourgeois, Minister-President of Flanders (October 2014). • Bart Tommelein, Vice Minister-President and Flemish Minister for Finance, Budget and Energy in the Bourgeois Government (March 2016). • Sven Gatz, Flemish Minister for Culture, Youth, Media and Brussels in the Bourgeois Government (June 2016). ==Nearby points of interest==

• Hovaeremolen (Koekelare) which was used as an observation post during World War I • Käthe Kollwitz Museum in Koekelare • Fransmansmuseum in Koekelare • Vladslo German war cemetery • Yser Tower, memorial for the soldiers killed on the Yser Front during World War I • Dodengang, World War I memorial site located near Diksmuide ==Temporary exhibitions==

• Temporary Exhibition 2016 (2016-2017): "The effect of the inundation on German warfare" (Dutch: "De gevolgen van de onderwaterzetting voor de Duitse oorlogsvoering") • Temporary Exhibition 2017 (2017-2018): "The III. Flandernschlacht in our region" (Dutch: "De III. Flandernschlacht in onze regio") ==Awards and recognition==

• 2014: Culture award (Gerdi Staelens, for Lange Max Museum) • 2015: Raf Seys Price • 2015: Nomination Heritage Price 2015 West Flanders Province (one of the 20 projects selected out of 500 entries). • 2016: Belgium's third best museum. ==Image gallery==

Image:38cmBttrPommern.jpg|'Long Max' in Koekelare. Biggest gun in the world in 1917. Image:Lange Max van het Lange Max Museum.png|Long Max (also known as Leugenboom gun) in Koekelare. Image:(Vue_aérienne_verticale_de_Leugenboom_en_Belgique)_-_Fonds_Berthelé_-_49Fi1709.jpg|Picture of Battery Pommern (= 'Long Max' gun) in Koekelare Image:Sven Gatz op bezoek in het Lange Max Museum.jpg|Flemish Minister for Culture Sven Gatz visiting the Lange Max Museum (June 2016). Image:German cannon Lange Max.jpg|The remains of the artillery platform of the former German cannon "Long Max" in Koekelare, Belgium. ==References==