Laténium Parc et Musée d'Archéologie

We visited late afternoon on Thursday 6 Nov. 2025. We were almost alone in the museum. I highly recommend visiting this museum. The presentation and the artifacts are wonderful. The grounds outside are also excellent. We took the bus 101 from Place Pury in town to bus stop Port because the bus does not stop at the nearer bus stop Latenium because of road works.

Very nice museum about the history of people of Neuchatel from the Neolithic era, Bronze age, Celts, Gallo-Roman and then lastly, the Middle Ages. The park outside the museum also contains display about early settlers of the region. The museum is sleek and the display looks modern. Entrance ticket is CHF12. The display has description in French and German. Unfortunately, there is no English language in the description. However, you can get audio guide (in many languages including English) for CHF5. For me, the highlight of the museum is the ancient ship. The museum is also located just opposite the lake and has beautiful scenery Recommended visit.

This is an extraordinary archeological museum, by far the most interesting I have visited. It appears to have been designed and built around objects and histories that have been excavated in the Neuchâtel region rather than these having been put into a museum building. We visited the first Friday morning of 2025 and were almost by ourselves with a lot of time to follow the very educational and thrilling layout of our past history. And spend some time also in the gardens like we did this beautiful morning. Just now there is a separate exhibition featuring objects and histories from prison camps in France, Germany, Poland and Switzerland set up during WWII that you should not miss. But hurry up, it closes soon! Overall, a great way to educate yourself!!

Amazing museum especially for children! They have an incredible collection on the Paleolithic age. I even saw a mammouth tooth. They also have different workshops held by real archaeologists. Highly recommend the cave paintings workshop.

Interesting museum, with a variery of items, the objects are well described and labelled (we did not take any audioguide) and the different spaces take you through history and are also well designed and even impressive. There is also a section about archeology itself and how the different objects are maintained and protected against decay, especially in water, which is very interesting. The visit takes about 2-2.5 hours. There are also some interesting elements outside; moreover the area around the museum and the lake is worth a stroll for its beautiful landscape! We did not find the staff very helpful, though.

Fun museum to explore. There were activites for kids, but I think they can do a better job into storytelling making the museum come to life for both parents and kids.

A museum that displays artifacts from the Paleolithic era to the Middle Ages. Very friendly staff. Impressive reconstructions of dwellings in the outdoor park

Most important archeological museum of Switzerland. For history lovers, this place is a treasure trove. The museum is spacious and offers tranquility. There are creative spaces for children and interactive games available.