Open from 10.00 to 17.00
Open from 10.00 to 17.00
Open from Tuesday to Sunday 10.00-17.00.
Closed on Mondays.
The Laténium is closed on 25th December and 1st January.
The Laténium is open on Easter Monday and Whit Monday.
Dogs are not allowed in the Laténium, except for dogs for the visually impaired. Dogs are allowed in the Café du Laténium.
Free entry
If you would like to be guided through the permanent exhibition, you might like to consider renting an audio guide: you will learn more about 50,000 years in less than an hour!
Price : CHF 5.-
Extend your visit to the museum by discovering sites and landscapes that echo the collections of the Laténium.
Discover fascinating treasures that tell the story of our country.
Further information
| Adults | CHF 12.- |
| Students, seniors, unemployed | CHF 4.- |
| Children (under 16 years) | free |
Every first Sunday of the month. And on that day at 11:00, we offer a free tour that sheds light on a particular object in the museum or the park.
Swiss museum pass, Raiffeisen, ICOM, AMS, Cultural GA, Neuchâtel Tourist card, Neuchâtel museum card,
Archéone member “Laténium” coin or Laténavix (on sale at the museum shop).
Students and staff at HEP-BEJUNE
“Etoile Filante” card : Healthcare professionals or caregivers for children with disabilities
Caregivers accompanying persons with disabilities are admitted free of charge to the Laténium.
Laténium
Parc et musée d’archéologie
Espace Paul Vouga
2068 Hauterive
The Laténium is located in Hauterive, on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel (3 km from Neuchâtel town centre).
Railway station CFF Neuchâtel then funicular (Fun’ambule) to the university and bus line 101in the direction Marin, “Laténium” bus stop. From Monday 10 March, due to roadworks, the ‘Laténium’ stop will be closed until further notice. Please use the “Port” stop (Hauterive).
Regional railway station BLS St-Blaise-Lac followed by a 20 min-walk to the Laténium using the path along the lake shore.
Line 101, “Laténium” bus stop
From Monday 10 March, due to roadworks, the ‘Laténium’ stop will be closed until further notice. Please use the “Port” stop (Hauterive).
From spring to autumn the trip from Neuchâtel to Hauterive is free of charge. For the return trip passengers have to show their entry ticket to the museum.
Path along the lake from Neuchâtel or St-Blaise
A “Neuchâtelroule” station is available at the port at Hauterive (at the eastern entrance of the archaeological park).
Parking at the port at Hauterive (fee charged).
From 1st April to 31st October CHF 1.- / 8.00-18.00.
From 1st November to 31st March CHF 0.50 / 8.00-18.00.
04 December 2025
17h : Visite gratuite de l’exposition « L’île de sable » avec Marc-Antoine Kaeser, directeur du Laténium.
18h : Masterclasse « Une Suisse esclavagiste » – Autour d’un podcast qui met fin au mythe d’une Suisse sans faille
Expériences de Cyril Dépraz, journaliste et auteur.
Tout public, entrée libre.
Cette masterclasse se déroule dans le cadre du cycle “Le colonialisme et l’esclavage. Expériences en histoire publique“, organisé par l’Institut d’histoire de l’Université de Neuchâtel.
| Time : | From 17:00 to 19:30 |
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From 04 October 2025 to 10 January 2027
La nouvelle exposition du Laténium plonge au cœur de l’esclavage colonial, au 18e siècle, et raconte une aventure terrible d’abandon et de survie au milieu de l’Océan indien. Contre la faim, la soif et les ravages des cyclones tropicaux, la force de vie, la solidarité et l’innovation technique ont fait échec à la déshumanisation du système esclavagiste. L’île de Sable montre que face aux silences des récits historiques, l’archéologie redonne une voix aux victimes de la traite négrière.
| Time : | From 10:00 to 17:00 |
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