Hours / Prices

Opening hours 10am - 5pm

October to May:

Friday – Saturday – Sunday

The Maison blanche will be closed on Friday, December 25. 

June to September:

Friday – Saturday – Sunday – Monday


No reservation required for individual visitors


Visit the house on your own with the help of a brochure on loan


ASSOCIATION MAISON BLANCHE

CHEMIN DE POUILLEREL 12
CH-2300 LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS
+41 32 536 22 22
contact@maisonblanche.ch

IBAN: CH05 0076 6000 1040 0882 3

BIC: BCNNCH22

Beneficiary : Association Maison blanche,

La Chaux-de-Fonds

Your visit

You are an expert of the work of Le Corbusier, you are a passionate about architecture, you are an art historian, you like beautiful houses, you are interested in our built heritage… or maybe you are just curious about discovering a house…., THE house a 25 years old man built in 1912 for his parents!

The Villa Jeanneret-Perret, also called Maison blanche (=”white house”) is Charles-Edouard Jeanneret’s  first personal project as an independent architect

He built it for his parents in 1912 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, his home town.

The villa is classified by  the Swiss Confederation as a work of national interest.

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Storia, genio, conservazione e gentilezza concentrato a la Maison blanche !

Merci beaucoup.

Giovanni, 04.03.2023

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Miliones de gracias por esta reveladora visita a los inicios de un creador tan determinante. Extraordinaria visita

Use Lahoz / 16.02.2023

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Felices de conocer la “Maison blanche” de Le Corbusier.

Somos visitantes desde Quito – Ecuador y Tovar – Venezuela.

M.L. y Y.R.

08.07.2022

 

 

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Magnificent visit to a beautiful home. Wonderful restoration.

M.P, architect, Boston USA

05/03.2022

 

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We enjoyed our visit. Thank you for preserving such a world heritage.

O. & P., Toronto, Canada

03/2022

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Such a beautiful place to learn more about Le Corubsier’s origin & first work. It’s amazing & absolutly genius of him to design & bund this visionary work in 1912.
Well lit, well proportionated – makes me want to stay here & live for a while.
Thank you for the wonderful conservation work! We’re been blessed.

S. & K, Singapore

27/12/2021

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Thank you very much for the wonderful time. Le Corbusier triggened my aspiration to become an architect. It is a honor to experience his one the first projects, his starting point. I would not forget what I saw, what I learnt here…!

15.06.18 / Sho.

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Thank you so much for your time & love to tell us about the Maison blanche. The 2 1/2 hours we spent here were some that we will never forget. The only thing left that we have to do is watch the movie that was made here 🙂

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A great friday morning, full of inspiration, the origins of a master, the origins of Le Corbusier.

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So many beautiful things to see in this house… lights, colours, volumes…

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Upcoming events

Exposition

Yves André réalise un travail photographique mettant en valeur les couleurs dans les constructions de Le Corbusier. En jouant avec notre vision, des lieux fixés en deux dimensions deviennent un chemin à suivre dans l’espace conçu par Le Corbusier.

Exposition comprise dans l’entrée à la Maison blanche.

Autre manifestation - Concert

L’Association Maison blanche est très fière d’annoncer sa participation à lcdf27, la première capitale culturelle suisse!

Du 17 au 19 septembre 2027, le Festival de jazz à la Maison blanche vous invite à 4 concerts inédits pour célébrer la richesse de la scène helvétique et européenne.

Imprégnez-vous du jazz sous toutes ces facettes dans le cadre exceptionnel de la Maison blanche et du théâtre de l’Heure bleue.

Membership

The Association Maison blanche (AMB) was created thanks to a citizen engagement. Through this villa, the AMB aims to provide a reference place for pioneering architecture of the 20th century for the benefit of all: public, political and cultural institutions, schools of art and architecture, etc…