Activities and visits
Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses
CIMA (International Centre for Art Mechanics)
The International Centre for Art Mechanics (CIMA) presents a unique collection of music boxes, a tradition and know-how specific to Sainte-Croix which specialised in the manufacture of mechanical movements....
Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses
Musée Baud
Musée Baud, a unique and unusual place, was founded by the Baud brothers in l’Auberson. They repaired music boxes and automata and illustrated the Jura tradition of precision mechanics....
Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses
Reuge, manufacturer of music boxes
Reuge SA in Sainte-Croix makes music boxes and mechanical music objects. Bicentennial know-how in Sainte-Croix in the heart of the Jura....
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The Museum of Art and Science
Ever since 1872, when the Museum was founded, the inhabitants of the little town of Ste-Croix have been donating objects linked to their own past in order to enrich its collections....
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Dr. Wyss’s Workshop
Stepping into Dr Wyss’s workshop will propel visitors into the past, offering a glimpse of how a majority of Sainte-Croix’s inhabitants made their living and the hard working conditions of the time....
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The Swiss Brain Clock
Everybody agrees that the main purpose of a watch is to tell time according to a generally accepted norm. But what is the origin of this norm? Can we explain time? Is there a way to tell time differently?...
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The Royal Cinema
The Royal Cinema is situated in the centre of Sainte-Croix - a town recognized as the world capital of musical boxes. Since 1st January 2003 it has been independently run by Adeline Stern....
Les Rasses
The Chasseron
This peak in the Jura of the Lake Geneva Region has a height of 1,606.9 m. It has been famous for centuries because it yielded major archeological findings of the Roman period....
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The temple in Sainte-Croix
The temple in Sainte-Croix is located on the ascending side of Cochet mountain. It is a monumental building constructed in 1747 on the site of a previous building destroyed by fire in 1744....










