XLV Scientific Instrument Symposium

The 45th Scientific Instrument Symposium (SIC) will take place in Switzerland from 7 to 11 September 2026, jointly hosted by La Chaux-de-Fonds and Neuchâtel, two cities with a long-standing tradition in precision, horology, and scientific innovation. The conference will offer the international community of historians, curators, conservators, and collectors of scientific instruments an opportunity to reflect critically on the role of instruments in the making and circulation of knowledge.

The event is organized by the Automates & Merveilles association, in close collaboration with the University of Neuchâtel (Unine) and the Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-restauration (HE-Arc CR). They are supported by the International Watchmaking Museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds (MIH), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the Geneva Museum of the History of Science (MHSG), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ).