Museums

The Elysée Museum, a magnificent late-18th century villa with terraced gardens offering a superb view of Lake Geneva and the French Alps, has been completely dedicated to photography since 1985.

The Hermitage Foundation is dedicated to temporary Fine Art exhibitions, and is located inside a beautiful 19th century residence surrounded by magnificent parkland that is open to the public.

The museum displays iconographical and applied art collections from the Association Mémoire de Lausanne, in addition to different cultural assets belonging to the Town of Lausanne.

A unique, lively and interactive exhibition, the Olympic Museum is the world's largest information centre relating to the Olympic Games.

the collection consists of Jean Dubuffet's donation. Unusual and foreign cultural pieces, created in psychiatric wards, prisons or hiding places are displayed. Wölfi, Aloïse, Lesage, Carlo and Hauser are just a few of the artists whose work is included in the collection.

The mudac has been open in its current form since 1967 and is the only museum for contemporary applied arts in the French part of Switzerland.