Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts
13/10/2024
Lectures – Les petites et grandes sirènes
Nine temporary shows each year.
3,215 m2 of display surface dedicated to new temporary exhibitions and the long-term display of the permanent collection.
A stone's throw from Lausanne station, the future museum remains in the heart of the city, complete with access via public transport and regional and international connections. The site is destined to become a focal point for cultural life in Lausanne. The PLATFORM 10 project will ultimately host three museums: firstly the mcb-a, followed by the Musée de l’Elysée (the canton's photography museum) and mudac (the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts), both scheduled for completion by 2021.
New visitor services
The building’s architecture, the work of EBV – Estudio Barozzi Veiga, is meant to promote the best possible connection between the visitor and the work of art. The choice was made not to vie with the art, but rather to highlight and enhance it through the design. Restaurant, book- and giftshop, auditorium, specialized library, studio for public outreach projects – these tools are meant to help one and all prolong their visit and promote connections and exchanges with others.
As far as the collection goes, MCBA has approximately 10,000 works and its reputation, both national and international, relies on five major collections: the Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748-1810), Charles Gleyre (1806-1874), Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923), Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) and Louis Soutter (1871-1942) collections.
The collection’s main focus stretches from the 18th century to post-impressionism, with some beautiful examples of cubism and abstract art of Vaud. The museum’s collection relies on donations from individuals, long-term loans from institutions, and a purchasing policy that tends to complete existing collections while at the same time keeping an eye out for contemporary art, whether local to the Vaud region or international.
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Permanent exhibitions
Exhibitions
The Collection
05/09/2024 - 04/01/2025
Exhibitions
André Tommasini. Ein Leben für die Bildhauerei
26/09/2024 - 04/01/2025
Exhibitions
Uriel Orlow. Forest Futurism
03/10/2024 - 11/01/2025
Exhibitions
Thalassa, Thalassa ! Vorstellungswelten des Meeres
14/02/2025 - 11/05/2025
Exhibitions
Grande exposition temporaire en hommage à ...
13/06/2025 - 14/09/2025
Exhibitions
Grande exposition temporaire
23/10/2025 - 14/02/2026
Exhibitions
Félix Vallotton. Exposition du centenaire
13/10/2024
Lectures – Les petites et grandes sirènes
13/10/2024
Visite à thème – Bocaux anatomiques et coquillages en boîtes
13/10/2024
Visite commentée – Thalassa! Thalassa!
16/10/2024
Arts
Objets de Mort – Giles Duley
17/10/2024
Lectures – Les petites et grandes sirènes