Henry Dunant Museum

The Henry Dunant Museum occupies four rooms in a building that formerly served as a district hospital, displaying documents, photographs, and personal belongings of the Red Cross founder. The collection includes correspondence, diary entries, and objects spanning different periods of his life and humanitarian work.

Dunant spent his final years in Heiden and died there in 1910 after withdrawing from public life. The museum opened in 1969 to preserve his memory and legacy in the place where he lived his last quiet years.

The exhibitions show how Dunant's humanitarian ideas continue to shape modern relief work and global responses to suffering. Visitors can see the values he established reflected in contemporary organizations and their missions around the world.

The museum is located near the village center and is easily accessible on foot, with capacity to accommodate visitors most days. Guided tours on site help visitors understand the exhibits within their proper historical context.

The museum houses one of the few surviving Nagasaki Peace Bells, which survived the atomic bombing and rings on significant occasions. The bell connects Dunant's legacy to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the 20th century.

Location: Heiden

Inception: 1969

Address: Asylstrasse 2

Website: http://dunant-museum.ch

GPS coordinates: 47.44330,9.53141

Latest update: December 14, 2025 12:20