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Discover the Horopedia Foundation’s new project: Maison des Arts & de la Culture Horlogère (MACH)
Located in the heart of Geneva, the MACH will be a unique and iconic venue dedicated to watchmaking. This centre for exhibitions and exchanges, where tradition meets innovation, will further strengthen Geneva’s reputation as the capital of time.
With its ideal location in the Quartier des Banques, the 1,250 m² building will host four floors of didactic, thematic and chronological exhibitions, along with a dedicated space for temporary exhibitions, a shop and an auditorium.
Open and vibrant, the MACH will become the essential cultural hub for professionals, enthusiasts, the curious, and lovers of watchmaking. Your house of time is waiting for you!
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The Horopedia Foundation, established in February 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, and recognised as being of public interest, operates through two complementary axes:
- ◼︎ HOROPEDIA.ORG: the first neutral and independent online video encyclopaedia dedicated to the watchmaking ecosystem and horological culture, excluding brands.
- ◼︎ La Maison des Arts & de la Culture Horlogère (MACH): this project, soon to open in Geneva, will be the physical counterpart to the encyclopaedia. More than a museum, the MACH will be a living space for exhibitions, transmission and exchanges around the art of watchmaking.
THE MISSION OF HOROPEDIA
Emphasising the importance of preserving and developing horological trades, skills, arts, crafts and tradition, HOROPEDIA aims to list the most extensive watchmaking knowledge and share it with as many people as possible.
The website content is divided into several chapters:
- 🔴 The BASE ELEMENTS chapter includes the essential knowledge useful to the understanding of the watchmaking know-how, such as measurement units, materials, tools and machines.
- 🔴 The MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES section explains in detail how a watch functions, from the basics to various complications and complicated mechanisms.
- 🔴 The TECHNIQUE represents the most extensive presentation of a watch and all its components, their role, production methods, various types of decorations, as well as different stages of movement assembly and quality control.
- 🔴 The INSTITUTIONS chapter covers other aspects of the horological ecosystem, such as presentations of the various Swiss and international watchmaking schools, museums, certification institutions, labs and horological societies.
As a non-profit organisation, and in order to maintain neutrality and independence, Horopedia is financed through donations.
The educational content is accessible to all. It is used by Swiss watchmaking schools but also serves the understanding needs of the general public.
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HOROPEDIA is a participative knowledge platform and we invite all those who wish to contribute to this adventure of sharing watchmaking knowledge to join us.
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