Musée d'Horlogerie de Longueville

About the museum

The clock museum of Longueville is in the village of Longueville, in the municipality of Chaumont-Gistoux, in the centre of Belgium. It is run by the non-profit association “Les Amis du Musée d'Horlogerie de Longueville”, whose statutes were published in 2024 and whose president is Philippe Pater, a founding member.

The place grew out of a family story: father and son Pater have been designing original clocks and restoring pendulum clocks, wall clocks, regulators and watches from France, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands or England for more than fifty years. Their fine-mechanics workshop, equipped with old lathes and milling machines, keeps all the know-how needed to maintain, repair and build clock parts.

The collection illustrates clockmaking from the 18th century to today and the different styles of the great periods of horology, with clocks of the Louis XVI or Consulate period, cased by cabinetmakers, bronze workers, chasers and gilders. The visit includes the workshop and is always accompanied by a guide.

Highlights

• Antique clocks from the 18th century to today
• Original clock creations by Pater et Fils
• Fine-mechanics and restoration workshop, included in the visit
• Clocks of the Louis XVI and Consulate periods
• Always guided visits, in a rural village

Permanent exhibition

• Collection d'horlogerie ancienne – Clocks, wall clocks and regulators from the 18th century to today, with creations by Pater et Fils and the fine-mechanics workshop.

Operated by

Les Amis du Musée d'Horlogerie de Longueville (Chaumont-Gistoux) ASBL

Admission & discounts

Free for members of the ASBL (annual membership fee of €30). Cash payment on site on the day of the visit.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum invites people with reduced mobility to contact it before the visit; the tourist directory of Brabant wallon lists it as accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

Free for children under 12. The museum also organises clockmaking workshops.

Getting there & parking

To avoid ending up on unpaved tracks, set the GPS to rue du Centre in Longueville: the chemin de la Coquière continues from there.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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