Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux
Design and direction of the Vallée de Joux watchmaking museum, nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award 2015.
The project
From 2008 to 2017, as project lead, Vincent Jaton designed and directed the new watchmaking museum of the Vallée de Joux. Reopened in May 2012, the Espace Horloger presents a 500 m² permanent exhibition across five rooms, complemented by a shop.
The museum was nominated in 2015 for the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA), then in 2016 by the European Museum Academy. The New York Times devoted an article to it in 2015.
During these years, Vincent Jaton also designed a series of temporary exhibitions there, from “Montres-École” to “Sur les Ailes du Temps.”
In pictures
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In the press
related press items- 29.12.2015 WatchesTV · Watchmaking Tourism Saga: The Vallée de Joux Watch : WatchesTV (opens in a new tab)
- 06.11.2015 Canal Alpha · Espace Horloger launches the pocket sundial Watch : Canal Alpha (opens in a new tab)
- 15.06.2015 RTBF (TV5 Monde) — « Télétourisme » · The Vallée de Joux and the Espace Horloger Archive unavailable
- 17.05.2015 Le Temps · European Museum of the Year Award PDF : Le Temps (opens in a new tab)
- 16.05.2015 24 heures · Museum of the Year PDF : 24 heures (opens in a new tab)
- 22.12.2014 Museum of the Year 2015 PDF : Museum of the Year 2015 (opens in a new tab)
Exhibitions at this venue
The temporary exhibitions designed for the Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux.
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Montres-École
Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux, Le Sentier (Switzerland)
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Montre icône
Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux, Le Sentier (Switzerland)
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Le Trésor du Temps
Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux, Le Sentier (Switzerland)
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Design-Moi-Une Montre
Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux, Le Sentier (Switzerland)
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Star Watch
Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux, Le Sentier (Switzerland)
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Unique in Europe
James Bond Time
Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux, Le Sentier (Switzerland)
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Sur les Ailes du Temps
Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux, Le Sentier (Switzerland)
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MERCI
Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux, Le Sentier (Switzerland)
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Art japonais
Espace Horloger de la Vallée de Joux, Le Sentier (Switzerland)