© Acquisition, 2023. Photo : MCBA, Lausanne / Charles Blanc-Gatti, «Danse macabre. Saint-Saëns», sans date. Huile sur bois, 60,4 × 81,2 cm

Charles Blanc-Gatti. The Colours of Sound

Where?
MCBA - Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts
When
From 25.09.2026 to 17.01.2027
Price
Free

Presented in the Espace Focus at the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne, the exhibition Les couleurs du son looks back at the key moments in Charles Blanc-Gatti’s artistic career. Through a selection of works, it highlights the unique approach of an artist who has continually explored the links between music and the visual arts.

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MCBA - Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts
PLATEFORME 10 - Place de la Gare 16
1003 Lausanne

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Schedules

From 25.09.2026 to 17.01.2027
Tuesday
10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 18:00
Thursday
10:00 - 20:00
Friday
10:00 - 18:00
Saturday
10:00 - 18:00
Sunday
10:00 - 18:00

Free

On 24 and 31 December: 10am to 5pm.
Closed on 25 December and 1 January.

Access
CFF train station: 3 minutes on foot
Bus 1, 3, 21, 60: «Lausanne-Gare» stop
Bus 6: «Cécil» stop
Metro M2: «Lausanne-Gare» stop

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Charles Blanc-Gatti (Lausanne, 1890–Riex, 1966) had been drawn to both music and the visual arts since childhood. He also possessed ‘chromatic and geometric synesthesia’: when he heard sounds, he visualised colours and shapes. An amateur violinist and self-taught painter, he received no formal academic training.

Blanc-Gatti offers a wide range of approaches to establishing connections between sounds and colours: pictorial transpositions, dynamic light installations and animated films. All his works aim to stimulate and enrich our sensory perceptions.

Curated by: Catherine Lepdor, Chief Curator, MCBA, assisted by Camille de Alencastro, Research Associate, MCBA

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