Reopening Schengen Museum on 14th June 2025
40 Years of Freedom in Motion
The initial treaty from 1985 was signed by the secretaries of Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany.
Welcome to the museum dedicated to the history and significance of the Schengen Agreement. From 14th June 2025 the museum will welcome you at its two locations in Schengen.
Intuitive, interactive and playful – The experience inside the museum is an engaging journey to experience diversity, possible intersections and integration, which also alternates moments of exploration and reflection.
The upper deck: a time machine – The signing room will allow visitors to travel back in time, transporting them to the same space that welcomed the representatives of the first signatory countries of the Agreement in 1985.
After 40 years, the term “Schengen” is still a symbol of freedom of travel and the abolition of borders in Europe. Opened in 2010, the museum is dedicated to the history and significance of the Schengen Agreement. Our 200 m² permanent exhibition traces the path from a Europe of borders to a Europe of citizens, in an interactive and entertaining way. The abolition of checks on people at internal borders marked the beginning of the implementation of one of the four fundamental freedoms laid down in the 1957 Treaty of Rome.
Discover Europe live in Schengen
News
Group programs & guided tours
Experience the spirit of Schengen, synonym of a borderless Europe, in a guided tour. Our official guides will be delighted to explain the monuments and provide important
New address for the tourist information office
The Tourist Information Office welcomes you to their new address at the historic Koch’Haus. Here you can find information about Schengen, the border triangle, and the European
A new face for the museum
From the 21 May 2024 the European Museum Schengen will close for a complete renovation. Our visitors can look forward to discovering a new Museum full of
Fluid realities in a borderless Europe
Offers
Groups
Visit an exhibition together with your group, book a private tour or plan your next event with us. We look forward to your visit!
Schools
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis consectetur adipiscing elit.
Accessible
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis consectetur adipiscing elit.
Families
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis consectetur adipiscing elit.
Our visitors say
The Schengen agreement is a very noble concept that exceeds the best values of humanity. May we all find ways to promote cooperation and innovative solutions to problems confronting the people of the world.
C'est un musée que chaque Européen doit visiter pour se souvenir de la base de l’Europe : la solidarité. Ouvrez les frontières !
Wir, eine kleine Gruppe aus Emmendingen-Mundingen, bedanken uns für die freundliche Führung und die Gelegenheit hier den Film über das „Schengener Abkommen“ zu sehen.
