SATURDAY 17 MAY 2025
17:00 - 00:00

As part of the current temporary exhibition dedicated to the watch's finest component - the balance spring - the MIH is offering you a night punctuated by visits that will enable you to discover all the secrets of this emblematic component through the ages. Be sure to watch Isabel Odiet, Minerva's professional balance spring adjuster, demonstrate how to turn, count and adjust a balance spring - technical gestures requiring uncommonly fine dexterity.
To inaugurate the new presentation dedicated to the Sandoz collection on the theme of the Fantastic, join the NIFFF programmers for a unique screening of the horror film The Maze (1953), adapted from a short story by Maurice Sandoz.

• Starting at 17:00:
  • Entertainment for children and families
    Treasure hunts and discovery games for children in the reference exhibition
  • Activities for children and families
    Origami workshops: Make your own spirals and spinning tops!
• 17:15 + 19:00 + 20:30 + 22:00:
  Activities for families
  Automaton demonstrations (15 min)
• 17:30 - 21:00:
  Activities for children and families
  Rhabille ta pendule ! continuous workshop (30 min)
• 17:30 + 19:30+ 21:00:
  Demonstrations of turning, counting and adjusting a balance spring by Isabel Odiet, a professional clock adjuster at Minerva (30 min)
• 18:00 :
  Entertainment for children and families
  C'est béton puppet show by La Turlutaine (35 min)
• 18:30 + 20:00 + 22:30:
  Guided tours of the temporary exhibition
  Innovation in motion. 350 years of the spiral with the curators (30 min)
• 21:30 + 23:30:
  Guided tours of the space dedicated to the Édouard and Maurice Sandoz Foundation on the theme of the Fantastic (20 min)
• 22:00 :
  The Maze - Presentation and screening of the film by the NIFFF programmers, in collaboration with the Fondation Édouard et Maurice Sandoz (80 min)

SUNDAY 18 MAY 2025
10:00 - 17:00

In 2024, the MIH acquired a work of exceptional rarity and functionality for its collection: the silent night clock by the Campani brothers. This clock, commissioned by an insomniac Pope, will be presented to you on this festive day! And for families, a puppet show specially designed for the MIH by the La Turlutaine company!

• Starting at 10:00 a.m.
  • Activities for children and families
    Treasure hunts and discovery games for children in the reference exhibition.
  • Activities for children and families
    Origami workshops: Make your own spirals and spinning tops!
• 10:00 - 16:00 :
  Activities for children and families
  Continuous Rhabille ta pendule! workshop (30 min)
• 10:15 + 12:00 + 15:30 :
  Activities for families
  Automaton demonstrations (15 min)
• 10:30 + 14:00 + 16:00 :
  Demonstrations of turning, counting and adjusting a balance spring by Isabel Odiet, a professional clock adjuster at Minerva  (30 min)
• 11:00 + 14:30:
  Entertainment for children and families
  C'est béton puppet show by La Turlutaine (35 min)
• 11:30 + 13:00 + 15:00 :
  Presentation of the Campani clock and the MIH's new acquisitions (30 min)
• 13:30 + 16:30 :
  Guided tours of the temporary exhibition Innovation in Motion. 350 years of the spiral with the curators (30 min)