Events - City events

Art Nouveau is the name given to a short cultural-historical epoch of style development and search for reform around and after 1900: the rebellion of youth against the old.

How do we live today? Around 100 world-renowned photographers document collective existence in our societies and the traces we leave on the planet.

The art of surimono prints

Das Musée Visionnaire widmet sich von November 2025 bis Mai 2026 in einer Gruppenausstellung dem radikalen Verschmelzen von Leben und Kunst.

The galleries on the Hauptbau's first floor facing St. Alban-Graben are the domain of the long nineteenth century.

Collections of the Institut national d'histoire de l'art, Paris

Hans Fischli was a Swiss architect, artist and student of Paul Klee, Josef Albers and Wassily Kandinsky at the Bauhaus.

The Collection de l’Art Brut marks its 50th anniversary in February 2026.

The permanent exhibition «Archaeology in Switzerland» is shown in the first upper floor in the new wing of Christ Gantenbein Architects.

What binds a community together? Initially one might assume it is to do with having the same language, external enemies or economic interests.

The exhibition ‘Fabric of the City’, held at Spazio Cielo in Villa Malpensata, presents over thirty works by Chinese artist Zhang Hong Mei (born in 1973), including paintings and sculptures from her

Marie-Antoinette Chiarenza (geb. 1957 in Tunis, TN) und Daniel Hauser (geb. 1959 in Bern, CH) arbeiten seit 1983 zusammen – seit 1997 unter dem programmatischen Namen RELAX.

This artist, graphic designer and theorist from Zurich was one of the key figures in constructivist-concrete art.

The exhibition invites visitors to discover how science shapes our view of the past.

On the anniversary of the moon landing, we look back, up and forward: Where do all the stars come from? What was it like on the moon back then? Is there life on other planets?

Im Kabinett des Museum Franz Gertsch zeigt die junge Westschweizer Malerin Leanne Picthall (*1999) aktuelle Gemälde in Öl auf Leinwand. Es handelt sich um ihre erste Einzelausstellung in einem Museum.

In this exhibition, photographer Mathieu Bernard-Reymond explores the relationship between AI and photography, developing a novel camera model that enables him not only to photograph, but also to

The cultural centre LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura offers a rich program that blends traditional and contemporary theatre, featuring renowned performers alongside emerging talents.

Permanent collection

The exhibition dedicated to the MASI Collection at Palazzo Reali presents an unusual and compelling dialogue.

Barry, the most famous rescue dog in the world, died 200 years ago but remains a legend to this day.

The party's over, the costumes put away. Their emotional value is so strong that it's hard to part with them.

A stagecoach, chips under the skin or an original getaway vehicle from a robbery of the century?

Photo Elysée präsentiert in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Jeu de Paume in Paris eine grosse monografische Ausstellung zum Werk von Luc Delahaye (FR, 1962).

MCBA, in collaboration with the Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, is presenting a major exhibition devoted to the work of Otobong Nkanga.

An exhibition by Lisa Voisard at the Naturéum, Jardin botanique cantonal in Lausanne.

The BScene has been an integral part of Basel's cultural landscape since 1997.

The newly designed permanent exhibition opens windows into the lives of the Indians and Inuit.

Explore the fascinating and little-known world of the micro-organisms that surround us.

Kolonialzeitliche Fotografie in der Gegenwartskunst

Eine Ausstellung über die faszinierenden Anfänge des Werkstoffs Glas in der Urgeschichte. Zuger Funde und Leihgaben aus dem In- und Ausland zeigen die facettenreiche Vielfalt der Glaskunstwerke.

French artist Fabrice Hyber combines art, ecology, research and humor.

The permanent exhibition in the archaeological department.

Sammlungsgegenstände, die der Öffentlichkeit bisher verborgen geblieben sind.

Laboratory of delights

On 2 October 2025 the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, LAC's resident orchestra, opens the season OSI al LAC 2025/26.