Musée d'histoire des sciences de la Ville de Genève
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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