For 4 hours, a guide is going to lead visitors on a tour of the Schirmeck security camp, where 15 000 Alsatians and Mosellans were detained during the Second World War because of the resistance to the Nazi regime.
The tour, led by a cultural mediator, is structured around three key stages, offering a rich and immersive experience:
Historical Context (around 1 hour)
Through a selected rooms within the Mémorial Alsace-Moselle, the visit begins with an introduction to the historical background that led to the creation of the Schirmeck Security Camp.
Archival Presentation (around 15 minutes)
Visitors are then given the opportunity to discover original objects and archival documents from the camp, taken out from the Memorial’s reserves for this occasion.
Walk (around 2.5 hours / 5 km)
The experience concludes with a guided 5-kilometre walk through the towns of Schirmeck and La Broque, tracing the key locations and emblematic sites linked to the camp’s history.
This guided tour features three highlights:
- an evocation of the historical context of the camp's creation, through an hour tour of some of the Memorial's rooms
- a 15-minute presentation of objects and archives from the camp, exceptionally brought out of the Memorial's reserves
- A 5-kilometre guided walk through the towns of Schirmeck and La Broque, lasting approximately two and a half hours, exploring the camp’s historic sites.
Good walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing are recommended.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Open from 9AM to 1PM.
- Meeting point at 8:45AM: hall of the Mémorial Alsace-Moselle.
- Prices with Museums-PASS-Musées: adults 5€, children 5€.
- Prices excluding Museums-PASS-Musées: adults: 18€; reduced price: 15€; family-pass (from 1 to 2 adult(s) and up to 4 children under 18): 42 €.
- Limited number of places.
- Reservations required on +33 (0)3 88 47 45 50.
- Tours in French only.
The tour, led by a cultural mediator, is structured around three key stages, offering a rich and immersive experience:
Historical Context (around 1 hour)
Through a selected rooms within the Mémorial Alsace-Moselle, the visit begins with an introduction to the historical background that led to the creation of the Schirmeck Security Camp.
Archival Presentation (around 15 minutes)
Visitors are then given the opportunity to discover original objects and archival documents from the camp, taken out from the Memorial’s reserves for this occasion.
Walk (around 2.5 hours / 5 km)
The experience concludes with a guided 5-kilometre walk through the towns of Schirmeck and La Broque, tracing the key locations and emblematic sites linked to the camp’s history.
This guided tour features three highlights:
- an evocation of the historical context of the camp's creation, through an hour tour of some of the Memorial's rooms
- a 15-minute presentation of objects and archives from the camp, exceptionally brought out of the Memorial's reserves
- A 5-kilometre guided walk through the towns of Schirmeck and La Broque, lasting approximately two and a half hours, exploring the camp’s historic sites.
Good walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing are recommended.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Open from 9AM to 1PM.
- Meeting point at 8:45AM: hall of the Mémorial Alsace-Moselle.
- Prices with Museums-PASS-Musées: adults 5€, children 5€.
- Prices excluding Museums-PASS-Musées: adults: 18€; reduced price: 15€; family-pass (from 1 to 2 adult(s) and up to 4 children under 18): 42 €.
- Limited number of places.
- Reservations required on +33 (0)3 88 47 45 50.
- Tours in French only.
