Museums and art galleries

The former Benedictine abbey St. Johannsen (1086) shows hundreds of romanesque and gothic findings and a documentation about medieval architecture.

The museum is located in the medieval centre of Le Landeron. The museum presents the Gothic Hall of Justice, weapons and armour, engravings, precious objects, drawings, engravings, numerous other historical and artistic objects and the history of the city.  

The museum (Musée d’horlogerie du Locle) in the  Château des Monts is the offspring of a collection begun in 1849. An exhibition dedicated to the technical evolution of watches from the Renaissance to the present day. The technical elements that allowed the watch to evolve to its modern-day precision are presented in 8 showcases in … Read more » “The Watch Museum in Le Locle”

The collection of the museum (musée des beaux-arts) includes works by Swiss and international painters from the 18th-20th centuries, such as  Edward Kaiser, Cuno Amiet, Edouard Jeanmaire, Charles Eplattenier, Theophilus Robert and the Barraud brothers. The prints in the museum collection currently contain more than a thousand works of Swiss and international artists such as … Read more » “Museum of Arts Le Locle”

In the town hall there is a permanent and freely accessible exhibition (Temps et Urbanisme) dedicated to the history of town planning at Le Locle and the role of watchmaking.  

The museum (Moulins souterrains du Col-des-Roches) has two faces. One shows the ingenious system of underground mills, canals and sawmills developed from the 17th century onwards. The other part presents coins, weapons and many objects from the daily life of Le Locle over the centuries.  

The museum (Musée de la Boîte de Montre ) is housed  in a former fully reconstructed workshop and presents two typical production methods for watch cases: a manual one from the 1850s and a mechanised one from the 1920s. The museum displays hundreds of objects and documents that help to understand how the production techniques … Read more » “Museum of Watch Cases”

The Museum (Espace Horloger) throws light on the sophisticated technologies of watchmaking. The exhibition shows clocks from the Albert Jean collection, which includes more than 200 timepieces, as well as old clocks from the 16th to the 19th century from Germany, Italy, France and England, and contemporary timepieces created by watch manufacturers established in the … Read more » “Watchmaking Museum”

Established in 2018, Fondation Opale pursues two objectives: to promote the Art Centre of Lens (in the Canton of Valais) and to offer a platform of reference dedicated to contemporary Aboriginal art in Europe.

The museum (Musée le Grand-Lens) presents the history of Grand-Lens, the region of  Lens, Chermignon, Icogne and Montana in Valais and pays special attention to the artists Albert Muret,  Auberjonois, Ramuz and Stravinsky and their relation with artists from the region.