Opening hours, prices & access

Welcome to the Musée de la mécanique d’art et du patrimoine de Sainte-Croix (MuMAPS).

Below you’ll find all the practical information you need to organize your visit to us.

museum opening hours

Once upon a time on Sainte-Croix” exhibition & temporary exhibition

open house without object demonstration

Tuesday to Sunday: 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Monday: closed

exhibition “Mécanique d’art. The dream factory”

guided tour with demonstrations

duration: 1h20

number: max. 25 people

April to October

  • Tue, Thur, Fri: 3pm
  • ME, SA, DI: 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

November to March

  • ME, SA, DI: 3 pm

we recommend that you reserve your seats by telephone (max. 10 people)

for groups, tours can be booked outside these times.

rates

Once upon a time on Sainte-Croix” exhibition & temporary exhibition

open house without object demonstration

  • adult: CHF 12.00
  • reduced : CHF 10.00
  • children (aged 6 and over): CHF 6.00
  • family (2 adults and up to 3 children) : CHF 26.00

exhibition “Mécanique d’art. The dream factory”

guided tour with demonstrations

number: max. 25 people

  • adult: CHF 18.00
  • reduced : CHF 15.00
  • children (aged 6 and over): CHF 10.00
  • family (2 adults and up to 3 children) : CHF 40.00

Free or reduced rates

access

on foot

The museum is less than 10 minutes’ walk from the SBB railway station and less than 5 minutes’ walk from Sainte-Croix town center.

by bus

Sainte-Croix is on the 615 bus route between L’Auberson and Mauborget.

by train

Sainte-Croix is 35 minutes by train from Yverdon-les-Bains. The R22 line runs every half-hour between the two towns.

Sainte-Croix is located on the rail network at :

  • 1h10 from Lausanne
  • 1h20 from Neuchâtel
  • 1h35 from Geneva
  • 2h from Bern

by car

The museum has a 30-space parking lot reserved for visitors.

Amenities

The entire museum is accessible to people with reduced mobility. The building has an elevator giving access to all floors. The museum has toilets adapted for families and people with reduced mobility on the first floor.

Note

Dogs are not allowed in the museum, except companion dogs.