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. to 5 p.m.
Special Opening
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Whit Monday
Closed
Mondays, January 1st, December 24th, 25th and 31st
The museum will be partially open for the reinstallation of the collections and the installation of the upcoming temporary exhibitions:
Dimitra Charamandas. Aphe and The 76th Contemporary Art Biennale. Vertiges
from August 26, 2025 to September 14, 2025, and completely closed from September 15 to 26, 2025.
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

INDIVIDUAL ADMISSIONS
Full price: CHF 12.-
Reduced price (students, unemployed, retirees, disability insurance beneficiaries): CHF 8.-
Free admission for children up to 16 years old
GROUPS
From 10 people: CHF 8.- per person
LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS MUSEUM PASS
Adults: CHF 20.-
Children (12 years and older): CHF 9.-
Reduced price: CHF 16.-
Family (parents and children under 16): CHF 39.-
GUIDED TOURS
Guided tour upon reservation, max. 20 people: CHF 130.- + entrance fees
Possibility of guided tours outside opening hours, subject to an additional fee: CHF 200.-
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 offers free public guided tours of temporary exhibitions on the last Sunday of each month. Private guided tours of temporary exhibitipons for groups of up to 20 people can also be arranged upon 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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