Events in Lausanne

A historic institution makes a new start: the essentials to preserve, many possibilities to explore. The MCBA has left the Palais de Rumine, which it had occupied since 1904.

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

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

Every day we see images of people who have tragically lost their lives fleeing their homeland. But what does it mean to have to leave your home, job, family and country behind?

Copie numériséeLe destin de six élèves de la High School of Performing Arts de New York.

Agnès, 16 ans, passe plus de temps à observer les autres qu'à vivre sa vie. Il faut dire qu'elle n'est pas palpitante, la vie, à Åmål, petite bourgade suédoise.

Fossils, archives of life: the systematic paleontology collection is made up of fossils from all the major geological subdivisions of the past.

Mounted within “The collection”, the display of the museum’s permanent collection, as well as in the MCBA Espace Focus gallery, the show invites visitors to rediscover the many masterpieces of

The City of Lausanne Art Collection dates to 1932, when the Fonds des arts plastiques was set up to support local artists and embellish the city.

Chloé Falcy, Lausanne writer, freely recounts in her novel La Mécanique des ailes (Hélice Hélas, 2025) the life of the Russian creator Eugène Gabritchevsky, and takes us from Russia to Germany,

Erkunden Sie die faszinierende und unbekannte Welt der Mikroorganismen, die uns umgeben.

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

ARTY SHOW célèbre pour la quatrième fois l’art en vitrine au cœur de Lausanne.

With nearly 300 glass animals, from the collection of distinguished art historian and Honorary Director of the Louvre Pierre Rosenberg, and pieces from his donation to the Musée du Grand Siècle, the

The "Kodai" exhibition takes visitors on a journey to the Land of the Rising Sun, to discover Japanese pop culture and one of its sources of inspiration, Greco-Roman antiquity.

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

Pioneer of contemporary animation, from the post-war years to Studio Ghibli

IMAGINE MONET, the immersive exhibition at Beaulieu Lausanne, takes visitors on a sensory journey to the heart of Claude Monet's work using “Image Totale ©” technology, with more than 200 works

“Ahead of the Curve” celebrates innovation at the Olympic Games, from how athletes compete to how the world watches and plays.

Les plus grands succès du cinéaste d’animation Isao Takahata, cofondateur du Studio Ghibli.

The museum's most remarkable pieces are showcased within a revitalized scenography, enhanced by reconstruction images.

Set in a bucolic setting blending greenery, a water feature, and ruins, the archaeological park offers visitors a stroll through the remnants of the ancient city centre of Lousonna.

Current archaeological discoveries in the canton of Vaud.

Get moving and have fun! The “Let’s Move: Get Active Space!

Antonia et Massimo mènent une vie idéale dans leur villa de la banlieue résidentielle de Rome. Lorsque Massimo perd la vie dans un accident de voiture, Antonia sombre dans une profonde dépression.

Current trends in architectural photography in Switzerland. An exhibition organised by IGAF (Interessengemeinschaft Architekturfotografie).

At the intersection of poetry, theatre and music, this show was born from a meeting with the Italian artist Melina Riccio, a singular and visionary woman, bearing an ambitious mission: to rebuild

Copie restaurée numériqueAprès une enfance difficile chez sa tante et son oncle, Philip Carey (Leslie Howard) – un orphelin né avec un pied bot – part en Allemagne puis à Paris en vue d’une carrière

Deuxième volet consacré au Cinéma queer des années 1990 à aujourd’hui.

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

Montréal, 1963. Hanna, 13 ans, tente de devenir une femme. Son père, juif apatride, est un poète malheureux. Sa mère est franco- canadienne et catholique; c'est une femme fragile et apathique.

Photo Elysée ehrt die Schriftstellerin, Fotografin und grosse Reisende Ella Maillart (1903-1997) mit einer Ausstellung, die ihren Reisen durch Zentralasien in den 1930er-Jahren gewidmet ist.

What do skis, a snorkel, a 3D printer and a spy plane have in common? All these inventions were created or perfected with inspiration from nature.

Through her sculptures, found objects, writing and films, Marina Xenofontos interrogates the material manifestations of memory and history.

They created outside of codes, margins and boxes.

Une institution historique prend un nouveau départ : l’essentiel à préserver, de nombreuses possibilités à explorer. Le MCBA a quitté le Palais de Rumine qu’il occupait depuis 1904.