Schengen Museum

From the concept, curated by Historical Consulting, we reinterprets the Museum space as a “borderless” place, not only in spatial terms, with no architectural barriers, but also at the multimedia and narrative level. The museum develops as a route structured in stages, between the physical and the digital. It is an engaging journey to experience diversity, possible intersections and integration in an intuitive, interactive and playful manner, which also alternates moments of exploration and reflection. There are 19 installations in a linear progression of texts and objects related to the themes of the four main sections, each with different content, form and multimedia. A circular path flows, culminating in the central core, the “Cube”, the narrative heart that encloses an immersive and engaging installation at the end of the exhibition.

In this multimodal exhibition concept, the Cube constitutes the core of the set-up: it is a memorable and dynamic identity-forming sign, which represents the creative concept of “borderlessness” between countries and the multitude of people who are part of them, where the flag pattern that defines the skin of the cube symbolises the values of union and cooperation. The space expands and develops thanks to a system of mirrors and dynamic lights that produces the effect of a pulsating organism, transforming the Cube into an infinite tower that transcends physical and conceptual boundaries. Inside, an evocative installation recounts the personal adventures of people from inside and outside the Schengen area, testimonies that introduce an emotional catharsis as the final epilogue of the exhibition’s narrative experience.