FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOCUSED ON THE HOROPEDIA ENCYCLOPAEDIA AND THE MACH
Gathered in Geneva on 8 May 2026, the members of the Horopedia Foundation’s Horological & Cultural Committee officially launched their work and were given a preview of the future Maison des Arts & de la Culture Horlogère (MACH).
On 8 May 2026, the newly appointed members of the Horopedia Foundation’s Horological & Cultural Committee (HCC) met for the first time in Geneva to begin their work. This inaugural meeting provided an opportunity to recall the Committee’s missions and initiate the first discussions surrounding the Foundation’s encyclopaedic and museum activities.
As a scientific advisory body, the Committee’s role is to support Horopedia in the development of its encyclopaedic and museum contents by contributing to their validation and overall coherence. It also acts as a source of proposals and recommendations regarding the educational, cultural and museographic orientations of the Foundation’s projects.
Discussions notably focused on the educational films produced for the Horopedia encyclopaedia, particularly those dedicated to watch adjustment, as well as the challenges related to specialised translations and the platform’s multilingual development. Committee members were also consulted regarding the future contents and interactive installations planned for the Maison des Arts & de la Culture Horlogère (MACH), especially the spaces dedicated to schools, training programmes and educational contents.
The meeting concluded with a preview visit of the future MACH spaces, allowing Committee members to discover the museum pathways envisioned by the Foundation.
This first meeting led to particularly constructive and enthusiastic exchanges. It marks the beginning of a close collaboration between the Horopedia Foundation and the Committee’s experts, all driven by a shared ambition: to actively contribute to the transmission, promotion and international influence of Swiss watchmaking culture.
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ABOUT HOROPEDIA
Horopedia Foundation was established in February 2023 and given the status of public interest. The Foundation Council is composed of Philippe Dufour (President), Dr. Helmut Crott, André Colard, and Marc André Deschoux.
The Foundation governs Horopedia.org, the first online video encyclopedia on watchmaking. The platform was launched in 2022 and quickly gathered unanimous support within the community.
To date, over 100 multilingual documentary films on museums, watchmaking schools, watch tools and components, and the mechanical principles behind their work can be found on Horopedia.org. To enhance its educational mission, the platform also incorporates visual pedagogic materials to facilitate a better understanding of the provided information. The website features nearly 1000 pages with detailed definitions of watchmaking terms and historical anecdotes about significant horological inventions.
Horopedia.org meticulously covers all facets of the fascinating horological industry in French, English, and German. It offers detailed definitions of tools and complications, 3D images of movements, and thorough video explanations of component production, their history, and functions in a watch. A dedicated section of the website lists horological institutions, including schools and museums in Switzerland and worldwide.
More recently, the Foundation unveiled its ambitious project: the Maison des Arts & de la Culture Horlogère (MACH). More than just a museum, the MACH will be a dynamic venue for exhibitions, knowledge-sharing and dialogue around the art of watchmaking. Located in the heart of the Quartier des Banques, this 1,250 m² house will span four floors, offering didactic, thematic and chronological exhibitions, complemented by a space dedicated to temporary exhibitions. Visitors will also be able to enjoy a boutique, an auditorium and a variety of interactive areas designed to spark curiosity and encourage discovery. Open and vibrant, the MACH is intended to become the crossroads of watchmaking in Geneva.