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Where the past inspires the present.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Our Mission\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”Connecting France and Canada through remembrance, culture, and creativity. ” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”||12px|||” title_font_size_phone=”24px” title_line_height_tablet=”” title_line_height_phone=”33px” title_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”rgba(51,51,51,0.8)” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Vimy House connects France and Canada through meaningful cultural experiences \u2014 from guided walks and cycling tours to collaborative events rooted in remembrance and heritage.<\/p>\n Rooted in Givenchy-en-Gohelle, at the foot of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, our mission is to help people explore the landscapes of the Great War, reflect on their meaning, and remember the stories that continue to shape us.<\/p>\n Through experiential learning, cultural dialogue, and creative exploration, we seek to keep the past alive in a way that honours both history and hope.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”The Land and Its Legacy” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”80px||80px||true|false” custom_css_free_form=”@media (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1200px) and (orientation: landscape) {|| .card_about_images-landscape img {|| height: 610px;|| width: 100%;|| object-fit: cover;|| display: block;|| }||}||” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”f0db76e9-cdf6-429b-ac5d-93033a8958cd” background_color=”rgba(166,180,156,0.1)” max_width=”1280px” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_duration=”1400ms” animation_intensity_slide=”28%” border_radii=”on|14px|14px|14px|14px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”vimy_card_text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px|50px|true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|40px|||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”|25px||25px|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_free_form=”.vimy_card_text{|| margin:auto;||}” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_heading_font|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#a6192e” text_font_size=”20px” custom_margin=”||9px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”20px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Chapter 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”The Land and its Legacy ” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”||12px|||” title_font_size_phone=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”rgba(51,51,51,0.8)” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The hills and forests surrounding Vimy tell stories etched in the soil \u2014 stories of courage, loss, and renewal.<\/p>\n Every path, every field, carries the quiet echo of the past. Our tours invite visitors to experience these landscapes not as distant history, but as living memory.<\/p>\n Over time, nature has softened the scars of war with farmers’ fields, woods, wildflowers, and the rhythm of the seasons.<\/p>\n This land still speaks, through echoes of battle, and through the harmony of wind, stone, and remembrance.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/vimyhouse.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Land_and_Its_Legacy.jpg” title_text=”The_Land_and_Its_Legacy” force_fullwidth=”on” module_class=”card_about_images-landscape” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”The Spirit of Connection” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(166,180,156,0.15)” custom_padding=”80px||80px||true|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”f0db76e9-cdf6-429b-ac5d-93033a8958cd” background_color=”#f5f2ec” max_width=”1280px” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”1400ms” animation_intensity_slide=”25%” border_radii=”on|14px|14px|14px|14px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/vimyhouse.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Spirit_of_Connection.webp” title_text=”The_Spirit_of_Connection” force_fullwidth=”on” module_class=”card_about_images-landscape” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”vimy_card_text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”|40px||50px|true|false” custom_padding_phone=”|25px||25px|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_free_form=”.vimy_card_text{|| margin:auto;||}” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_heading_font|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#a6192e” text_font_size=”20px” custom_margin=”||9px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”20px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Chapter 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”The Spirit of Connection ” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”||12px|||” title_font_size_phone=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”rgba(51,51,51,0.8)” text_line_height=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Vimy House was created to bring people together \u2014 Canadians and French, travelers and locals, artists and historians \u2014 in shared curiosity and care.<\/p>\n Each encounter, each story, adds a thread to the living fabric of remembrance. What unites us here is the desire to understand, to create, and to keep the dialogue between past and present open.<\/p>\n Through this spirit of connection, memory becomes a bridge \u2014 shaped by listening, creativity, and exchange.<\/p>\n We work with universities, cultural institutions, and local partners to encourage dialogue, develop ideas and build projects rooted in remembrance and built to last.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Founder’s Quote” module_class=”chapter-3-bg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”https:\/\/vimyhouse.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Path_Forward.webp” custom_css_free_form=”||” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1400ms” border_radii=”on|12px|12px|12px|12px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(253,250,244,0.9)” custom_padding=”50px|20px|50px|20px|true|true” border_radii=”on|12px|12px|12px|12px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_heading_font|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#a6192e” text_font_size=”20px” custom_margin=”||9px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”20px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Chapter 3\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”A Path Forward ” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”|600|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”||6px|||” title_font_size_phone=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”rgba(51,51,51,0.8)” text_line_height=”26px” custom_margin=”||19px|||” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n At Vimy House, memory is explored through the experience of place \u2014 on foot, by bicycle, or aboard our vintage M\u00e9hari.<\/p>\n We offer guided routes and are developing Franco-Canadian programs that bring together researchers, artists, and creators around memory, heritage, and landscape.<\/p>\n Here, remembrance is lived in the present.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”\/tours” button_text=”Explore our experiences” button_alignment=”center” module_class=”upcoming-events-btn” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_text_size=”16px” button_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”||||||||” button_use_icon=”off” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” button_text_size_tablet=”16px” button_text_size_phone=”14px” button_text_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22button_text_color%22,%22button_text_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”https:\/\/vimyhouse.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/founders_quote.png” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_2,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_duration=”1400ms” animation_intensity_slide=”28%” border_radii=”on|12px|12px|12px|12px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”50px|20px|50px|20px|true|true” border_radii=”on|12px|12px|12px|12px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_heading_font|600|on||||||” text_font_size=”28px” text_line_height=”35px” custom_margin=”||20px|||” custom_padding=”||||false|true” text_font_size_tablet=”24px” text_font_size_phone=”18px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Every time I walk the fields and forests at Vimy, I feel history breathe. 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