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To mark the 500th anniversary of the Anabaptist movement, the Swiss Anabaptist Heritage Foundation is hosting an exhibition at the Jeanguisboden chapel, focusing on the Anabaptists in the Jura. The exhibition highlights the daily lives of these communities and their connection to faith through crafts and art.

Exhibition: «Here it was not forbidden to be Anabaptist»
Location: Jeanguisboden Chapel
Duration: May 10 to November 2 2025
Opening event: May 10, 2025, from 16:00h

Opening times and admission rates
Opening times: Wed / Sat / Sun: 14:00-17:00h; Fri: 17:00-20:00h
Admission rates: CHF 10.-, children free.
Guided group tours on request.
Guided tours of the archives on request, CHF 5.- per person.
Visits to the Archives are free on 21 May, 21 June and 21 September.

On 21 January 1525, the first adult baptism took place in Zurich, marking the beginning of the Anabaptist movement, to which the Conference of Mennonites in Switzerland (CMS) belongs. To celebrate this 500th anniversary, Mennonite World Conference is welcoming guests from all over the world to Zurich on 29 May 2025. Find out more about the event here.

On Saturday 13 April 2024, the Ballenberg Swiss Open-Air Museum inaugurated its new themed trail entitled “On the move across the world”. One of the stations on this trail is dedicated to the story of a Bernese Anabaptist who was forced to emigrate to Alsace in the 17th century – his journey is mirrored by that of Irina, a Ukrainian who also had to flee her country in 2022.

Sunday 5 May 2024 , 13:00 – 17:00

“HISTORY AND CONVERSION OF A CHAPEL”

Continuous opening of the Archives
Exhibition on the Jean-Guy chapel conversion project
Guided tours at 2pm and 4pm

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Wednesday 28th February 2024

This evening saw the creation of the new Anabaptist Heritage Foundation. The aim of this foundation is to create a centre for archives, research and documentation, and to promote all available elements of Anabaptist-Mennonite history and culture.

The founders of the new Anabaptist Heritage Foundation

New videos are now available in our reception area. They present the Jean-Guy site and the ALCMS collections, and give an overview of Anabaptist history.

Sunday, September 11 2022, 11:30 – 16:00

Inauguration of the new stop on the Anabaptist trail + Open house day at the Jean Guy Archives

From 11:30 : Apéro riche, free access to the archives

11:45 : First guided tour of the archives
14:00 : Official opening of the stop on the Anabaptist trail
15:00 : Second guided tour of the archives
16:00 : End

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The Archives are installing a new reception area on the Jean Guy site for hikers on the Anabaptist Trail.

This space will allow travellers to rest or take shelter as well as to learn about Mennonite history and to have a brief overview of the documents kept in the Archives.

Sunday 12 September 2021

Guided tours of the Archives at the Jean Gui at 11.45am and 2pm. Public opening of the archives between 11.30am and 4pm with presentation of the new reception area for visitors, exhibition of documents on the theme of “welcome”.

The service will be held from 10 to 11 am in the Chapel and is open to the public.
No registration required. Admission to the archives, indicative price CHF 5.
Hot and cold drinks with local products will be available throughout the day.

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On Saturday, August 28, 2021, meet the Anabaptist-Mennonite community in their chapel in La Chaux-d’Abel, where you can discover or rediscover the famous Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach with pianist Gabriel Stern.

Organised by Parc Chasseral and Les Jardins Musicaux