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Muséeinternationald'horlogerie
Tuesday - Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm
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- 14/12/2024 11:00
- 14/12/2024 12:30
- MIH Salle Herni
Concert du Collège musical - Bis Repetita
The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the International Watchmaking Museum in its current building. Time and music will come together in 9 concerts, in harmony with all styles, thanks to the talent and creativity of the teachers at the century-old Collège musical.
- 07/12/2024 13:30
- 07/12/2024 16:30
- MIH Salle Hans Erni
La Saint-Nicolas au MIH
Afin de fêter la Saint-Nicolas au musée, le MIH propose un atelier de décoration de biscômes horlogers.
Pour des raisons d'organisation, une réservation préalable est nécessaire.
Réservations, informations et choix du modèle au 032 967 68 61 ou sur info@mih.ch !
Prix : CHF 5.-
- 01/12/2024 10:30
- 01/12/2024 12:00
- MIH
MIH Friends Tour
First Sunday of each month 10:30 am -12:00 pm, the Association of the Musée international d'horlogerie friends offers a free guided tour to the curious who wish to discover the treasures of MIH.
- 23/11/2024 11:00
- 23/11/2024 12:00
- MIH Salle Herni
Concert du Collège musical - Le Songe de Cléopâtre
The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the International Watchmaking Museum in its current building. Time and music come together in 9 concerts, in harmony with all styles, thanks to the talent and creativity of the teachers at the century-old Collège musical.
- 17/11/2024 10:00
- 17/11/2024 17:00
Workshop Festival
To mark Universal Children's Day, the MIH is offering a festival of workshops. Come and discover new family workshops!
With the exceptional participation of the city's five museums!
- 14/11/2024 19:15
- MIH Salle Hans Erni
Les couleurs au fil des siècles. Les enquêtes de l'histoire - Michel Pastoureau
Conférence publique de Michel Pastoureau, historien et anthropologue renommé, spécialiste de l’histoire des couleurs, organisée en partenariat avec le Club 44 et POSITIVE COATING.
Exhibitions Read more
Man and Time
A captivating journey through time. The MIH reference exhibition.
MIH. 50 years of a monumental showcase
The exhibition highlights the spirit in which the MIH was created and the bold choices made by its architects and museographers. On the eve of major renovation work and the revitalisation of the Museum Park, testimonies from architects and people involved in the history of the MIH offer an original interpretation of this brutalist monument.
To the nearest femtosecond !
Dive into the infinitely accurate!
New acquisitions
Each year, the MIH offers an exhibition dedicated to recent acquisitions.
Maurice Yves Sandoz, collector
Maurice Yves Sandoz’s watch and clock collection is renowned as one of the world’s most prestigious.
Collections
The mission of the MIH is to collect and preserve objects relating to time, its measurement and watchmaking in general. The current collection, the largest in the world devoted to the history of time measurement, includes not only Swiss and international watches and clocks from the 16th century to the present day, but also tools, machines, instruments, automata, models or reconstructions of lost objects, as well as paintings, engravings and iconographic collections from the various fields of time measurement. With more than 10,000 objects, the museum is also endeavouring to collect archives and historical and audiovisual documents, in order to give an account of a living heritage.
Entry Fees
- Adults CHF 15.-
- Children over 12 years and young people under 16 years CHF 7.50
- Reduced tariffs, Students with card till 25 years old and seniors over 65 years old CHF 12.50
- Families CHF 30.- (Parents and children under 16 years)
- From October to March, the museum is delighted to offer free admission every Sunday from 10 am to midday.
- Free with Neuchâtel Tourist Card
- Adults CHF 18.-
- Children over 12 years and young people under 16 years CHF 8.-
- Reduced tariffs CHF 15.-
- Families CHF 36.- (Parents and children under 16 years)
This ticket allows you to visit the Musée des beaux-arts, the Musée d'histoire, the Musée paysan et artisanal and Muzoo. The ticket is valid for 2 consecutive days.
Every ticket also offers discounts by five partners: Maison blanche, Musée des beaux-arts du Locle, Musée d'horlogerie du Locle, Moulins souterrains du Col-des-Roches, Tourisme neuchâtelois - Montagnes (Small train and guided tour on schedule).
- Reduced tariffs CHF 12.50
- Students CHF 7.50
Discount for groups of more than 30 persons :
- from 30 to 39 people: 3 free tickets
- from 40 to 49 people: 4 free tickets
- from 50 to 59 people: 5 free tickets etc.
Advance booking only
- Per guide CHF 110.-
- Pupils, students, apprentices from Swiss public schools on weekdays only and by prior reservation CHF 60.-
- Tactile visit for people with visual impairment CHF 110.-
- Discovery of an old mechanical workshop CHF 60.-