New rooms opening at the Reformation Museum in Geneva

Our friends at the Reformation Museum in Geneva just let us know that they have three new rooms opening. This coming November, the basement will be devoted to the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. A special window will present the nature and historical development of Protestantism in the United States. Click here for more information.

The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00am to 5:00pm. They are closed Mondays (with an exception of being open on Easter Monday, Pentecost the first Monday of June, and Jeune Federal, the third Monday of September). They are also closed on December 24, 25 and 31 and on January 1.

Contact us today to arrange a tour to Geneva, Switzerland to visit Geneva, Switzerland to visit this wonderful museum. Our number is (800) 303-5534.

Congratulations to the Reformation Museum in Geneva

Congratulations to the Reformation Museum in Geneva for winning the prestigious 2007 Council of Europe Museum Prize! When I visited the Museum last month I was able to see the

statue and hear more about this award.

Housed on the spot where the people of Geneva voted to adopt Reformation in 1536, the museum features displays on the Bible, the work of Calvin, religious controversy with other Christian traditions, the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Protestant resistance to fascism, missionary work and the role of women in the ministry.

It is now planning a special exhibition in 2009 to mark the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth, a commemoration also to be celebrated by the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, a grouping of 216 churches with roots in Calvin's Reformation. The alliance has brought together 50 representatives of Reformed churches for a 15-19 April meeting in Geneva to plan for the Calvin Jubilee worldwide.

"People might expect such a museum to be deadly serious, demanding and dogmatic," noted one judge, Mikhail Gnedovsky from Russia. "But this is far from being the case. In fact, the atmosphere of the museum is very relaxed and free," he said, noting touches such as cartoons of Calvinists and a picture of Calvin on a vending machine in the Geneva museum café.

If you are interested in visiting the museum, contact us about joining one of our scheduled tours or let us design a custom tour for you.