The museum is open from May 1st to October 31st. Be sure to check the opening dates before you visit or make an appointment as a group. You can also …

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The "Battle of the Silver Helmets" (from which the museum takes its name) took place on August 12, 1914 in the Limburg town of Halen.
This last cavalry battle at …

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February 20, 2025

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The museum originated from the private collection of the Stroobants family, who ran the IJzer-winninghoeve during the First World War. One of the children who lived on the farm at the time showed everything he had found there during the first commemoration of the battle in 1957. The tent from back then has since made way for a brick museum building, where not only a complete reconstruction of the battle can be seen, but also everything that has to do with the history of Halen. The museum has a very nice collection of uniforms and (silver) helmets.

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