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The Neuchatel Region, hub of cultural treasures

Discover all the news, tours, and cultural offers of the Neuchâtel Region.

Clock-making museum Château des Monts
Clock-making museum Château des Monts. © Guillaume Perret

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In the Neuchâtel Region, culture unfolds through UNESCO watchmaking towns, Belle Epoque elegance, contemporary creativity and major artistic events.

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the towns of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle showcase a unique urban design created to meet the needs of the watchmaking industry and shaped by light, precision and functionality. This living heritage can be discovered through guided city tours, at the Espace de l’urbanisme horloger, as well as at the Musée d’horlogerie du Locle | Château des Monts and the Musée international d’horlogerie. On 14 and 15 June, the “World Heritage Days – Watchmaking Town Planning” will celebrate this exceptional heritage through guided visits, activities and discoveries in both UNESCO-listed towns.
For watchmaking enthusiasts, visits to manufactures and workshops organised by WatchExplorer.Swiss also provide fascinating insight into Neuchâtel’s watchmaking expertise.

In Neuchâtel, culture combines historical elegance, yellow stone architecture and contemporary creativity. The town preserves remarkable traces of the Belle Époque, visible in its architecture, lakeside promenades and refined lifestyle. Guided tours, treasure hunts and urban escape games invite visitors to travel back in time. The lakeside town also embraces the world of fantasy with the Tour du Fantastique, a new museum space dedicated to fantasy worlds and creativity, echoing the universe of J. R. R. Tolkien and the works of renowned illustrator John Howe.

The region’s cultural calendar is also marked by the return of Art Môtiers. From 20 June onwards, this iconic art event takes over the village of Môtiers and the Val-de-Travers with open-air contemporary artworks, monumental installations and artistic trails combining art, heritage and nature. A unique opportunity to experience contemporary creation in a spectacular and inspiring setting.

Between UNESCO watchmaking heritage, Belle Époque atmosphere, fantasy worlds and contemporary art, the Neuchâtel Region offers a distinctive cultural richness where time, history, art and imagination meet.
               
Temporary exhibitions
Art, Exhibition, Môtiers

Follow in Henri-Louis Pernod’s footsteps and discover the fascinating story of absinthe through an immersive exhibition.

Art, Exhibition, La Chaux-de-Fonds

An immersive global investigation to save an endangered species: science, adventure and commitment at the heart of a captivating exhibition.

Art, Exhibition, Hauterive

An immersive photo exhibition where memory, history and contemporary perspectives come together to explore our connection to time.

Art, Exhibition, La Chaux-de-Fonds

An exhibition exploring nostalgia: idealised past or biased reality? Between clichés and change, our perception of the past is reexamined.

Art, Exhibition, Hauterive

“The Island of Sand” unveils, through archaeology, a tragic story of slavery, survival and solidarity in the face of the dehumanizing colonial system.

Art, Exhibition, Le Locle

An exhibition explores the links between photography, graphic design and hybrid art, bringing together artists who blur the boundaries between disciplines.

Art, Exhibition, Neuchâtel

When a simple bench becomes a playground: discover a creative urban culture where sport, art and freedom reshape the way we see the city.

Art, Exhibition, Môtiers

The playground is infinite and everything can become a sculpture or a piece of art; a bench, a wall, a garage, a reflection....

Art, Exhibition, Neuchâtel

An immersive exhibition on the Tower of Babel, blending contemporary art and Dürrenmatt’s legacy to explore human limits, ambition and excess.

Art, Exhibition, Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds et Le Locle

Discover the fascinating history of timekeeping through astronomy, precision watchmaking and groundbreaking scientific innovation.

Guided tours organised by Neuchâtel Tourism
Guided tour, La Chaux-de-Fonds

A city built by and for the watchmaking industry, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Relive the Belle Époque in Neuchâtel during a guided tour and enjoy some unique experiences!

Guided tour, La Chaux-de-Fonds

An exciting guided tour of a masterpiece of Art Nouveau.

Guided tour, La Chaux-de-Fonds

With a guide, discover the early works of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, the future Le Corbusier.

A guided discovery of one of the jewels of the city of Neuchâtel.

Take a guided tour and discover the history of Le Locle and its unique town planning.

Guided tour, La Chaux-de-Fonds

The crematorium, stained-glass windows and staircases are to be discovered.

Watchmaking

Bring a mechanical watch to life in a micromechanics workshop in Le Locle

From CHF 190.- Culture & Museums, Le Locle

Take this unique opportunity to discover the world of watchmaking at the Zenith manufacture in Le Locle. A watchmaking and discovery workshop to put yourself in the shoes of a watchmaker.

Build one's own watch with the help of a watchmaker.

Slip into the skin of a watchmaker in this introductory workshop.

Lose yourself in the continuous tick-tock of the "Carillon d'Or".

From CHF 1250.- Culture & Museums, Neuchâtel

An exclusive watchmaking experience in the heart of Neuchâtel

Build your own watch, a unique experience.

From CHF 70.- Culture & Museums, Neuchâtel

Dive into the heart of Panerai’s world of watchmaking, where innovation goes hand in hand with precision technology.

From CHF 50.- Culture & Museums, Le Locle

The famous Swiss watch brand Zenith opens its doors to you at its factory in Le Locle. A unique experience!

Neuchâtel Museums
Culture & Museums, Travers

A journey to the centre of the earth to see how the miners of yesteryear worked.

Culture & Museums, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Luminous and white, it`s the first house built by Le Corbusier as an independent architect.

Culture & Museums, Neuchâtel

Discover the pictorial and literary art of Dürrenmatt in a beautiful setting.

Culture & Museums, Le Locle

A mythical descent 23 m underground to discover a unique industrial heritage.

Culture & Museums, La Chaux-de-Fonds

A centre of expertise on biodiversity!

Culture & Museums, Le Locle

Printmakinf, photography, installation, painting: exhibitions demultiplying points of view.

Culture & Museums, Môtiers

Discover the rich heritage of this mythic beverage.

Culture & Museums, Neuchâtel

In a historic old-town setting, a unique museum invites you to escape: immersive John Howe exhibition, café with a view, shop and workshops for all.

Culture & Museums, Hauterive

A beautiful setting and exceptional displays immersing you in a distant past.

Culture & Museums, Neuchâtel

The mammals and birds of Switzerland in their habitat and original temporary exhibits.

For the kids
From CHF 10.- Urban visits, Neuchâtel

Book your tickets for an exciting family scavenger hunt! Grab the kids by the hand and follow the clues around the old town of Neuchâtel.

Fun & Adventure, Buttes

A fun trail at La Robella! The ball game invites young and old alike to hike while having fun on a trail dotted with installations made from local wood.

Culture & Museums, La Chaux-de-Fonds

A must for animal lovers!

From CHF 10.- Culture & Museums, La Chaux-de-Fonds

Scavenger hunt in the watchmakers’ town and its museums.

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