Musée d'histoire des sciences de la Ville de Genève

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Musée d'histoire des sciences de la Ville de Genève, Technology museum in Villa Bartholoni, Geneva, Switzerland.

The Museum of History of Sciences contains scientific instruments and measurement devices displayed throughout multiple exhibition rooms of Villa Bartholoni.

The museum opened in 1964 after the Swiss Institute of Physics and Observatory contributed their collection of historical scientific instruments.

The museum preserves scientific artifacts from Geneva researchers, including devices from Saussure, Pictet, de la Rive, and Colladon.

Located in Petit-Saconnex near Lake Geneva, the museum welcomes visitors daily from 10:00 to 17:00 without admission charges.

The museum holds a nineteenth-century microscope with an integrated camera lucida manufactured by Constant Verick and a magneto-electric machine from 1925.

Location: Petit-Saconnex

Location: Geneva

Inception: 1964

Official opening: 1964

Part of: list of cultural properties in Geneva / Petit-Saconnex

Address: Rue de Lausanne 128, 1202 Genève 1202

Website: http://ville-ge.ch/mhs

GPS coordinates: 46.22083,6.15213

Latest update: March 12, 2025 21:11

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