Museum
Musée international d'horlogerie
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Thousands of watches, clocks and instruments across all eras, a carillon, and a restoration centre.
The collection began with the La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaking school in the 19th century; the present underground museum opened in 1974. The town's watchmaking urbanism is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with Le Locle.
- Type
- Museum
- Location
- La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
- Founded
- 1902 (as school museum)
- Specialities
- Swiss watchmaking · Restoration and conservation
- Official website
- www.chaux-de-fonds.ch/musees/mih
Opening hours, admission and accessibility change; please check the official website before visiting.
