In mid-May, the Overloon War Museum will be driving around on its grounds with tanks and other military vehicles during Militracks. To avoid any criticism, the museum is sending relief supplies to Ukraine this Thursday and Friday, which are paid for with the proceeds from the annual event.
Museum director Erik van den Dungen realizes that the military display on 14 and 15 May may be misunderstood by the public now that a war is going on in Ukraine.
relief supplies
“That is why on Thursday and Friday two trucks full of relief goods will be driving from the museum to Ukraine. The first transport concerns 25 tons of long-life milk. The second transport consists of half long-life milk and the other half of instant puree. We try the goods via Lviv. to the besieged city of Mariupol,” explains the director.
Tour in army vehicle
This means that the costs outweigh the benefits of the museum. The relief supplies are reimbursed with the proceeds from rides with military vehicles during Militracks. Visitors to the event can take a ride on army motorcycles, jeeps, armored vehicles, tanks and other remarkable tracked vehicles from the past.
Positive reactions
Van den Dungen: “We organize Militracks together with the owners of these vehicles. They provide the equipment, we supply the fuel. It is a shared effort. When the war broke out in Ukraine, we agreed to continue anyway and the donating the proceeds from the rides to charity, which resulted in only positive reactions.”
Fares
The War Museum is counting on approximately 15,000 visitors during Militracks† Visitors pay a fixed entrance fee. Tickets to ride along will be sold separately at the event. The price depends on which vehicle a visitor wants to ride.
Earlier this Thursday, the foundation that manages the Millions Line announced that the ‘Weekend at War’ event on July 2 and 3 will not take place due to the war in Ukraine.
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