International Museum of the Reformation

The legacy of John Calvin and the Reformation is celebrated most particularly at the International Museum of the Reformation in Geneva, Switzerland. Permanent exhibits at the museum include a rooms dedicated to the place of the Bible and music in the Reformation, the controversy of the age as documented in the 16th century Roman Catholic-Protestant war of pamphlets, Calvin's experience and daily life in 16th century Geneva, collections of rare Reformation literary works, the experience of the Huguenots following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (the 'Church of the Desert'), and other aspects of the history and culture of the Reformation with a focus on Geneva's most famous historical figure, John Calvin. A current temporary exhibit (April 24-November 1, 2009) sketches "A Day in the Life of John Calvin." If you are not able to travel to Geneva to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin in 2009, be sure to at least take a virtual tour of the museum here. For those who can visit, there is a museum shop too at which one may purchase souvenirs, including a 21st century Genevan specialty: Calvinus beer.