© Succession Ella Maillart et Photo Elysée, Lausanne / Ella Maillart, marché devant La Madrasa Chir Arab, Boukhara, 1932, épreuve sur papier au gélatino-bromure d’argent

Ella Maillart. Photographic Encounters

Where?
Photo Elysée - Musée cantonal pour la photographie
When
From 06.03.2026 to 01.11.2026
Price
From
12 CHF

Ella Maillart (1903-1997) was an extraordinary adventurer, as well as a photographer and writer, who spent extended periods of time in Asia. In 2025, her entire body of work was recognized by UNESCO. Photo Elysée wishes to pay tribute to this exceptional woman by drawing on her photographic archives, which consist of several thousand photographs all held in the museum’s collection.

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Address

Photo Elysée - Musée cantonal pour la photographie
PLATEFORME 10 - Place de la Gare 17
1003 Lausanne

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Schedules

From 06.03.2026 to 01.11.2026
Monday
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

Plateforme 10 tickets - 1 museum, full price (adults aged 26 and over)

15 CHF

Plateforme 10 tickets - 1 museum, reduced price, adults aged 26 and over (AVS, AI, unemployed, students, apprentices)

12 CHF

Plateforme 10 tickets - 1 museum, under the age of 26

Free

Plateforme 10 tickets - 3 museums, full price (adults aged 26 and over)

25 CHF

Plateforme 10 tickets - 3 museums, reduced price, adults aged 26 and over (AVS, AI, unemployed, students, apprentices)

19 CHF

Plateforme 10 tickets - 3 museums, duo (visit for two, adults aged 26 and over)

38 CHF

Plateforme 10 tickets - 3 museums, under the age of 26

Free

Free admission on the first Saturday of the month.

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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The exhibition, structured around Maillart’s four major trips to Asia in the 1930s, highlights the linkages between her images and her writing and explores how her photographic legacy adds to and perpetuates the memory of the world.

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