Fondation de l'Hermitage
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Intro
The villa of the Hermitage Foundation solely houses changing art exhibitions. What is permanent is the magnificent view of Lake Geneva and Notre-Dame Cathedral, a view that inspired the leading landscape painter Camille Corot.
In 1841, the banker Charles-Juste Bugnion purchased a piece of land above Lausanne and built a stately mansion on it. The view from the mansion onto Lake Geneva and the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, the most important Swiss Gothic edifice, was immortalized by Camille Corot in a painting.
In 1976 Bugnion's descendents bequeathed the building and a part of the park to the City of Lausanne. At the same time, a private foundation was established, which owns paintings created by past and present painters from the Canton of Vaud as well as past and present foreign artists, including Bocion, Degas, Magritte, Oudot and Plazzotta. Every year the foundation organizes two to three large exhibitions of international importance.
In the magnificent park of the estate, Restaurant Esquisse organises an excellent brunch called “Art and Cuisine” in combination with a private tour.
General information
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Fondation de l'Hermitage
Route du Signal 2 1018 Lausanne 021 320 50 01 (musée) 021 312 50 13 (renseignements) info@fondation-hermitage.ch |
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Group & pricing information
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Adults : CHF 19.00
Groups (from 10 people): CHF 16.00 Seniors (from 62 years old) : CHF 17.00 Senior groups (from 10 people) : CHF 14.00 Disabled persons (with AI card) : CHF 16.00 AI groups (from 10 people) : CHF 8.00 Students, apprentices, unemployed: CHF 8.00 Young people from 6 to 17 years old : CHF 5.00 Family (two adults + children) : CHF 40.00 Children up to 5 years old and friends of the Hermitage: free |
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Contact
Fondation de l'Hermitage
Route du Signal 2
1018
Lausanne
Switzerland
Phone
+41 (0)21 320 50 01
info@fondation-hermitage.ch
fondation-hermitage.ch
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