La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
International Museum of Horology
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
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The International Museum of Horology in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, is a brutalist structure completed in 1974 and designed by architects Georges-Jacques Haefeli and Pierre Zoelly. Operated by the city, the museum is dedicated to the study of time and timekeeping, housing extensive collections of clocks, watches, marine and deck chronometers, automata, and related archives. Designated a class A Swiss cultural property of national significance, it stands as both a repository of horological expertise and an architectural landmark in a region historically renowned for watchmaking.
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- Built
- Type
- memory institution, international museum, horological museum
- Heritage
- class A Swiss cultural property of national significance
- Place
- La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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