OMEGA Museum
Free brand museum of OMEGA in the Cité du Temps: company history, watches and timekeeping, with films and interactive stations.
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About the museum
The OMEGA Museum tells the story of the watch brand headquartered in Biel/Bienne. It presents around 175 years of watchmaking and has been housed since 2019 in a new building designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, a Pritzker Prize laureate, for the Cité du Temps. The Planet Swatch experience is on the same site.
The exhibition relies on films, display cases and interactive stations. Along a roughly 50-meter steel band in the shape of a watch strap, 64 "treasure windows" open up, showing watches from the company's history. On a nine-meter running track, visitors can time their own run with the brand's timekeeping. Admission is free for everyone.
Highlights
- Around 175 years of company history along a 50-meter steel band with 64 treasure windows
- Nine-meter running track with timekeeping to try yourself
- Films and interactive stations
- Building by Shigeru Ban in the Cité du Temps
- Audio guide in eight languages
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- OMEGA Museum – Dauerausstellung – The history of the brand in display cases, films and interactive stations, including a running track with timekeeping.
- Operated by
- OMEGA (Swatch Group)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free for all visitor groups. Groups of 10 or more must register by email at least 72 hours in advance.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Only assistance dogs are admitted; other animals may not enter the museum.
Kids & families
- Stroller-friendly: not available
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult; strollers must stay outside the exhibition rooms.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
OMEGA
From Biel/Bienne station, take bus lines 2, 3, 4 or 72 to the OMEGA stop.
By car
Limited parking in the blue zone (maximum 1 hour with parking disc).
Amenities & dining
- Coat check
- Lockers
Free cloakroom and lockers; large bags, backpacks and strollers are not allowed in the exhibition rooms.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes (EN, FR, DE, IT, ES, PT, RU, ZH) |
|---|---|
| Photography | Photography for private use is permitted; professional film and photo shoots require a permit. |
| Good to know | Children under 14 may only visit the museum accompanied by an adult. Eating, drinking and smoking (including e-cigarettes) are not permitted in the exhibition rooms. |
