© Photographie d‘André Schmid, collections du MHL / Portrait d'Irène Schmid, vers 1912

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Where?
Musée Historique Lausanne
When
From 10.09.2026 to 14.03.2027
Price
From
12 CHF

A remarkable testament to the work of a 19th-century photographer, the glass negatives by Lausanne-based André Schmid have everything it takes to captivate. Presented in a way that highlights their expressive and timeless potential, these photographs captivate with their distinctive aesthetic, reminding us that, at its core, the photographic image is also a physical object.

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Musée Historique Lausanne
Place de la Cathédrale 4
1005 Lausanne

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Schedules

From 10.09.2026 to 14.03.2027
Tuesday
11:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
11:00 - 18:00
Thursday
11:00 - 18:00
Friday
11:00 - 18:00
Saturday
11:00 - 18:00
Sunday
11:00 - 18:00

Adults (3-day pass including the Art Brut Collection and the Roman Museum of Lausanne-Vidy)

12 CHF

AVS/AI (3-day pass including the Art Brut Collection and the Roman Museum of Lausanne-Vidy)

6 CHF

Children (under 18), students, apprentices, unemployed

Free

Groups from 6 persons (price per person)

6 CHF

Closed on Mondays (except public holidays and in July and August).
Free admission on the first Saturday of the month.
On 24 and 31 December: 11am to 5pm.
Closed on 25 December and 1 January.

Access
Bus 6 or 7: «Bessières» stop
Metro M2: «Riponne - M. Béjart» or «Bessières» stops

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Presented alongside one another, the works by Léonore Baud and Olivier Jeannin, together with the work of students on the ECAL bachelor’s degree in photography, foster an inspired dialogue between past and present, in a subtle interplay with the work of André Schmid.

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