- 500th anniversary exhibition
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 16:00hOpening 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.
- 500 years of the Anabaptist movement
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.
- Anabaptist history at the Ballenberg
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.
- Open house day at the ALCMS
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
- Creation of the Anabaptist Heritage Foundation
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