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).
Care-givers or people accompanying people with disabilities.
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.
Due to work on the cantonal road, major traffic modifications will be in place from Monday June 23 to Friday July 4, 2025.
From 01 July 2025 to 03 July 2025
| Time : | From 10:00 to 17:00 |
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26 July 2025
Pour marquer l’ouverture et la clôture du village celtique, passez une journée festive au bord de l’eau!
13h30 – 17h : Village celtique
Plongez dans l’âge du Fer avec notre village celtique animé par des médiateur-trices passionné-es. Prix d’entrée 5.- / participant-es
17h30 – 18h45 : Spectacle Hypothèse
Comment raconter la préhistoire sans y projeter nos idées ? Pudding Théâtre imagine la vie d’une femme d’il y a 43 000 ans, mêlant science et imaginaire dans un spectacle en mouvement. En collaboration avec le CCHAR – Centre de Création Helvétique des Arts de la Rue. Entrée libre, chapeau à la sortie.
19h – 21h30 : Torrée collective
Apportez vos saucissons, salades et autres mets favoris pour partager un repas convivial en plein air. Des feux et grills seront à disposition.
21h30 – 23h45 : Cinéma en plein air – La Chimère d’Alice Rohrwacher
De retour dans sa petite ville du bord de la mer Tyrrhénienne, Arthur retrouve sa bande de tombaroli, des pilleurs de tombes étrusques et de merveilles archéologiques. Arthur a un don qu’il met au service de ses amis brigands : il ressent le vide. En collaboration avec le FIFAN – Festival international du film d’archéologie de Nyon. Entrée libre, chapeau à la sortie
Le musée restera exceptionnellement ouvert jusqu’au début de la projection (21h30). Entrée libre dès 17h00.
En cas de mauvais temps, consultez le site web du Laténium : www.latenium.ch
| Time : | From 13:30 to 23:45 |
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03 August 2025
In nur 30 Minuten präsentieren unsere begeisterten Guides auf ihre ganz persönliche Weise die faszinierende Geschichte eines Objekts oder eines archäologischen Themas, das ihnen besonders am Herzen liegt.
Eine einzigartige Reise in die Vergangenheit – offen für alle, die Geschichte und Archäologie einmal anders entdecken möchten!
Treffpunkt in der Eingangshalle des Laténium.
Eintritt und Führung sind kostenlos.
| Time : | From 10:15 to 10:45 |
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