Visit | Musée des beaux-arts La Chaux-de-Fonds

Practical Informations

Contact
Musée des beaux-arts
Rue des Musées 33
2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
+41 32 967 60 77
mba.vch@ne.ch
opening hours
Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
SPECIAL SCHEDULES
Closed on Mondays, January 1, and December 24, 25 and 31.
Open on Easter Monday and Whit Monday.
PARTIAL OR COMPLETE CLOSURE FOR REHANGING
The museum will be partially closed for hanging from April 17 to 23, 2023, and completely closed from April 24 to May 12, 2023.
Reopening Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 5:00 pm for the opening of the exhibition “Léopold et Aurèle Robert. «Léopold et Aurèle Robert. Ô saisons…»
Access
The museum is located in the town centre, five minutes’ walk from the station and close to the International Museum of Horology and the History Museum.
Paid car parking is available at the nearby Métropole Centre. Cars parking in the La Chaux-de-Fonds town centre must display a ticket, which can be purchased at the museum reception.
The museum has a specific access for visitors with reduced mobility. Please contact us by telephone when you arrive. Entry is free for mobility assistants. Guide dogs are accepted. Visitors with prams can access the upper floors by the lift.
Pricing

Ticketing
Full cost
CHF 10.-
Concessions (students, unemployed, retired, invalidity insurance beneficiaries)
CHF 7.-
Groups
From 10 people: CHF 7.- each
Pre-booked guided tours, 20 people maximum: CHF 110.- + cost of tickets
Combined offers
3 days / 3 museums (International Museum of Horology, History Museum, Musée des beaux-arts)
Full cost
CHF 17.-
Concessions (students, unemployed, retired, invalidity insurance beneficiaries)
CHF 14.-
Families
CHF 34.-
Visitors aged 12 to 16
CHF 7.50
Free for visitors aged under 12
Free entry
Visitors aged under 16
Sunday mornings 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Passeport Musées Suisses
Carte des Musées Neuchâtelois
Neuchâtel Tourist Card
Swiss Travel System
Carte Raiffeisen
Art students
Pupils at schools in La Chaux-de-Fonds, le Locle and Neuchâtel accompanied by their teachers
Members of the Société des Amis du Musée des beaux-arts de La Chaux-de-Fonds (SaMba)
Members of the Société des Amis du Musée des beaux-arts du Locle
Members of ICOM and AMS
Members of Visarte
Carte Côté Courrier
Carte Caritas
AG culturel
Members of the swiss association of art historians
Guided Tours

The museum organises free guided tours open to all on the last Sunday of each month (see our calendar). We can organise private guided tours for a maximum of 20 visitors on request.
Student Tours
To stimulate curiosity and a love of learning together, the museum welcomes school visits. A number of formulas are available:

Free visits for school pupils and teachers

Access outside standard opening hours (early opening possible from Tuesday to Friday)

Guided tours

Teaching material for temporary exhibitions (download the material here)
Guidance for teachers
The museum organises a session for teachers at the opening of each new temporary exhibition to help them prepare their class visit. See our calendar.
Family Tours
The museum welcomes children and families. We offer a range of child-friendly material and activities:

The activity book «Découvre le musée avec Arpin le lapin» (French only)

A book for learning more about art, «Milton au musée» (French only)

Free visits and workshops on our exhibitions led by museum staff on the second Saturday of each month. See our calendar.
Events

The museum lobby and exhibition rooms are available for hire for corporate and private events such as drinks receptions, outings, conferences, and birthdays, including a guided visit.
A la carte organization, prices on request.

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