About
Vincent Jaton
Museum curator, exhibition curator and project manager, Vincent Jaton has been designing and directing cultural and tourism projects in Switzerland and internationally since 2001.
A path between culture, technology and music
A graduate of IFCAM (the Swiss institute for management training) in project management, Vincent Jaton co-founded three companies active in multimedia and new technologies, publishing and music production.
In 2001, he founded his own company, specialising in the design and management of cultural and tourism projects, in Switzerland and internationally. From 2008 to 2017, as project lead, he designed and directed the new watchmaking museum of the Vallée de Joux, the Espace Horloger, nominated in 2015 for the European Museum of the Year Award and in 2016 by the European Museum Academy.
He has proven expertise in the operational and strategic management of museums, in the design and delivery of museography projects, and in exhibition curation. A composer and sound designer, he also creates sound design for exhibitions.
- Member of ICOM, the International Council of Museums
- Vice-president of the association Engrenages, a France–Switzerland network of museums and heritage and industrial sites, for three years
Career
Milestones
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Before 2001
A graduate of IFCAM (the Swiss institute for management training) in project management, he co-founded three companies active in multimedia and new technologies, publishing and music production.
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2001
Founded his own company, specialising in the design and management of cultural and tourism projects in Switzerland and internationally.
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2008–2017
As project lead, he designed and directed the new watchmaking museum of the Vallée de Joux, the Espace Horloger, reopened in May 2012. See the project
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2015
The Espace Horloger was nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA), then in 2016 by the European Museum Academy.
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2021
Reopening of the Château de La Sarraz and its new 800 m² museography. See the project
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2022–2023
“Davel, or the citizen’s calling”, for the 300th anniversary of Major Davel’s death. See the project
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2025
The Vigno’Ball, the first removable balloon-exhibition, and the sound design for “Plancton” at the Musée du Léman. See the project
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2026
“Le Temps chronométrique”, the new permanent space at the Musée d’horlogerie du Locle. See the project
References
Institutions, companies and artists supported in Switzerland and internationally.
Museums & heritage
- Musée du Léman
- Château de La Sarraz
- Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux
- Musée du Fer et du Chemin de fer
- Musée suisse du Cheval
- Musée cantonal d’archéologie et d’histoire
- Fondation du Centre de documentation et de recherche Pestalozzi
Public institutions
- Canton de Vaud
- Archives cantonales vaudoises
- Direction générale de l’enseignement postobligatoire
Watchmaking & industry
- Swatch Group (Omega, ETA)
- Groupe Richemont (Jaeger-LeCoultre)
- Hublot
- Fédération de l’industrie horlogère suisse
- Centre d’initiation à l’horlogerie
- Montres Claude Meylan
- WATCHe
- Sonceboz SA
Tourism & mobility
- Compagnie Générale de Navigation (CGN)
- Compagnie de navigation de la Vallée de Joux
- Lac de la Gruyère (association des rives du lac)
- ReversysBoat
- Louis Chevrolet Event
- Léman Retro
Brands & companies
- Acqua Panna & San Pellegrino
- Vins DIVO
- Thomasvino
- Phytosanté
- Zebrabox
- Capstone Advisor
- Sabina Advertising
- Société Neuchâteloise de Presse
Music
- Universal Music, Mercury Nashville (Shania Twain)
- Real World Studios (Peter Gabriel)
- Sowattmusic
- Favardmusic
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