Museum of the Reformation
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International Museum of the Reformation - a museum located in the old town of Geneva, and informs about the history of the Reformation in the 14 thematically arranged exhibitions. The area occupied space - 350 square meters.

Drawing on archival documents and a collection of paintings, the museum offers a detailed chronicle of the history of the Reformation, from its origins up to the present time. Here you can see a collection of manuscripts, engravings and even cartoons. A particularly valuable exhibit - a French Bible, which was printed in 1535.

International Museum of the Reformation receives more than 25,000 visitors a year.

Professor Olivier Fatio, museum founder took care of the scientific content of the exhibition. The museum is also used audiovisual technology for display different themes, for example, you can listen to the performance of the Huguenot Psalms, Lutheran chorales and others.

Exhibited on display objects and documents arrived from various sources, including the Library of Geneva, the city of the Protestant churches and numerous private donors. The museum has a complete series of "political speeches" of the poet Pierre de Ronsard, as well as handwritten original letters such famous personalities as Catherine de Medici, the kings of France Charles IX, Henry III, Henry IV, Michel de L'Hospital, and others.

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