International Museum of the Reformation (MIR)

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The history of the Reformation

There is no other Museum like ours in the world. It's the only secular museum devoted to the history of both the Reformation and Protestantism. Paintings, objects, books, engravings and audiovisual features are available for your perusal in 12 vibrant rooms. Exhibition highlights include two paintings of Luther by Lucas Cranach, a letter written by Calvin and one by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

You're in for a remarkable cultural experience that's designed for a broad public. It's also a truly immersive experience, as we provide free audio guides in 14 languages and bring 15 important works to life through augmented reality.

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Apocalypses. What did you see in Hiroshima?

Eighty years after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have we truly grasped the magnitude of this event? This exhibition by Geneva-based artist and photographer Nicolas Crispini explores his immediate memory and its legacy through various types of testimonials: photos, films, books, objects, sounds, comments, installations, and interviews.

The exhibition focuses on the themes of the Apocalypse and the nuclear threat that could wipe out all life on Earth. Many famous figures, such as the renowned Protestant Albert Schweitzer, remind us of this here.

The exhibition presents several fields of vision and listening, allowing visitors to gauge the scope of these two disasters: Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastated by the bomb, missing or mutilated bodies, testimonies from survivors of yesterday and today, and maps of nuclear tests carried out since 1945.

On the other side of these panoramas is the unconscious or organized propaganda promoting the military use of the atom by the victors of the Second World War: photos autographed by the passengers of the bombers of August 6 and 9, 1945, variations on the theme of the bomb in clothing, toys, comics, songs, the election of Miss Atomic Bomb in the US, and more.

For philosopher Denis de Rougemont, "the bomb is not dangerous at all. It is an object. What is horribly dangerous is man."

September 10, 2025 to January 11, 2026

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A very beautiful and rich exhibition! Lots of emotions too… Thanks to everyone.

Super interesting guide.

Incredible museography, beautiful staging!

Wonderful exhibit. Thank you ! This was such an interesting and informative experience

Excellent, very informative & accessible

This is a most wonderful exhibition of exhibits that displayed the origins and expansion of Reformation. Truly this museum is one of a kind and unique.

Congratulations!! Excellent way to show and instruct the public about the Reformation. Great addition of tablets to engage and teach children the round talk downstairs

slavery & Mary, video or Protests; the music corner; video on evolution of Protestantism, all unexpected and great.

A really interesting museum. I really liked the music room and how interactive and engaging the exhibitions are!

Excellent and thought provoking! Desmond Tutu and the Dutch Reformed Church, with “Protestant”, on opposite sides in Apartheid South Africa. A flexible creed indeed

We love learning more about the Reformation! What a beautiful exhibit of historical importance. It'a amazing looking back on all of this rich history and beautiful bravery!