International Museum of Horology

The International Museum of Horology, French: Musee worldwide d'horlogerie is a horological museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It is owned and operated by using the town of La Chaux-de-Fonds. In 1865 the Watchmaking School of La Chaux-de-Fonds had the concept of setting collectively a set of vintage clocks. This resulted, in 1902, in the establishing of a small museum inside the equal building as the faculty.

The series step by step grew and the museum become enlarged three times, in 1907, 1952 and 1967. It eventually became clear that the premises had been now not suitable for a permanent and functional display of the whole collection. The Committee of the Museum consequently counseled to the Municipality of La Chaux-de-Fonds that a foundation should be installation with the motive of selling the development of a new constructing.

Opened in 1974 underneath the call of International Museum of Horology, this changed into characterized by using a conception and techniques within the avant-garde of architecture and museography. There a long time later its creation is as captivating as its exhibits. Both Le Locle and its geographical twin metropolis La Chaux-de-Fonds have now been acknowledged as an UNESCO World Heritage Site, for his or her horological and related cultural past.