Museum & collection directory

Where to see great timepieces

Each entry links to the institution's official site. Visitor details change; always confirm opening times with the museum.
LondonLa Chaux-de-FondsGenevaFurtwangenColumbia, PennsylvaniaDresdenJerusalem
Royal Observatory Greenwich

Museum / observatory · London, United Kingdom

Royal Observatory Greenwich

Harrison's H1–H4, the Shepherd Gate Clock, Prime Meridian.

Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Musée international d'horlogerie

Museum · La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

Musée international d'horlogerie

Thousands of watches, clocks and instruments across all eras.

Photo: JoachimKohler-HB · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Patek Philippe Museum

Brand museum · Geneva, Switzerland

Patek Philippe Museum

Antique collection from the 16th century and Patek Philippe archives.

Photo: Credits to Mourad Ben Abdallah / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Deutsches Uhrenmuseum

Museum · Furtwangen, Germany

Deutsches Uhrenmuseum

Black Forest clocks and German industrial horology.

Photo: Michael Paraskevas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

National Watch & Clock Museum

Museum (NAWCC) · Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

National Watch & Clock Museum

American clocks and watches, tower clocks, library.

Photo: Smallbones · CC0 · source

Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon

Museum (Zwinger) · Dresden, Germany

Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon

Renaissance automata, globes, scientific instruments and clocks.

Photo: GFHund · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art

Museum · Jerusalem, Israel

L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art

Sir David Salomons' Breguet collection, including No. 160.

Photo: Deror avi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source