Visit to the Alsace-Moselle Memorial
Heritage tourismImmerse yourself in the history of Alsace and Moselle from 1870 to today with faithful reconstructions. You’ll feel just like you're there! Let you go in the heart of a historic and interactive course in the meanders of the fate of a region border, Alsace-Moselle of 1870 in our days, with a particular lighting on the World War 2, the totalitarian system and a space dedicated to the French-German reconciliation and building Europe. Movies, documents, film sets to cross the wall of History, to exchange, to think…
The Alsatians and Moselle changed nationality four times between 1871 and 1945. Through an immersive and dynamic scenography, the Alsace Moselle Memorial reveals the particular history of these territories, from 1870 to the present day, particularly during the Second World War.
From 1940 to 1945, Alsace and Moselle were the only part of France to be annexed to the Third Reich and to experience the extreme violence of a totalitarian regime.
This situation cannot be understood without going back to the traces of a region that was disputed for a long time by France and Germany, and today is rich in the cultures inherited from this long struggle.
This place offers a history lesson of universal scope that teaches us the need to unite Europeans in their diversity and in respect for the dignity of each one to offer them peace and freedom. The final space is dedicated to the construction of Europe.
Horaires d'ouverture
The Alsace-Moselle Memorial is OPEN every day from 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m., including public holidays (except: closed from 8 to 31 January 2024, 1 May 2024, 24, 25 and 31 December 2024 and 1 January 2025).Alsace-Moselle Memorial
The building of an historical interpretation centre telling the story of the people of Alsace and Moselle was the resultat of an initiative of Jean Pierre Masseret, then Secretary of State of Former Soldiers and War Victims, and supported by regional elected officials such as Philippe Richert, Alain Ferry and Frederic Bierry. In 1999, Philippe Richert and Jean-Pierre Masseret decided the construction of the Memorial Alsace-Moselle and decided to build it in Schirmeck.
Accès Train
Schirmeck est desservie sur la ligne Strasbourg/Saint-Dié (40 min depuis Strasbourg). Le Mémorial est situé à 10 minutes, à pied, du centre-ville et de la gare.
Accès voiture
Le Mémorial Alsace-Moselle se trouve au carrefour de l’Alsace, de la Lorraine et des Vosges. En voiture, à :
- 40 minutes de Strasbourg
- 45 minutes de Colmar et Saint-Dié
- 1h de Nancy
- 1h45 de Metz
- 30 minutes de l’aéroport d’Entzheim
Mobilité réduite
Le Mémorial Alsace-Moselle est accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite. L’accès en voiture, pour les personnes à mobilité réduite et les personnes qui éprouvent des difficultés à marcher, se fait par le haut du Mémorial.
In the eyes of the Liberation’ exhibition
From 19 Oct 2024 to 5 Jan 2025
Exposition temporaire
Mémoire
Entitled ‘In the eyes of the Liberation’, the new exhibition at the Alsace-Moselle Memorial in Schirmeck runs from Saturday 19 October 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025. Moving glances, knowing smiles, relieved inhabitants, exhausted troops, streets and landscapes marked by war and de facto annexation... The liberation of the Bruche Valley in Alsace from 23 to 26 November 1944 by American troops, supported by the actions of resistance networks, is told through an exhibition of black and white photographs. It is complemented by two archive films.
Open daily (except 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January), from 9.30 am to 6 pm. Free admission to the exhibition.
Schirmeck
Allée du Souvenir Français
67130 Schirmeck
France
03 88 47 45 50
contact@memorial-alsace-moselle.com