Lausanne History Museum

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Musée Historique Lausanne
Price
From
12 CHF
The Lausanne History Museum (MHL), entirely refurbished in 2018, is the ideal place to discover the evolution of Lausanne and of its inhabitants’ lives. The famous model of the Cité in 1638 introduces “Lausanne, the Exhibition”, a themed itinerary that bears witness to Lausanne’s very rich economic, social and cultural history.

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Address

Musée Historique Lausanne
Place de la Cathédrale 4
1005 Lausanne

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Schedules

From 01.01.2024 to 30.06.2024
Open
Closed
Monday
Closed
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
From 30.06.2024 to 30.08.2024
Open
Closed
Monday
11:00 - 18:00
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
From 01.09.2024 to 31.12.2024
Open
Closed
Monday
Closed
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 Collection de l'Art Brut and the Musée romain de Vidy)

12 CHF

AVS, AI (3-day pass including the Collection de l'Art Brut and the Musée romain de Vidy)

6 CHF

Children (under 16), students, apprentices, unemployed

Free

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

La Cité

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This is a quarter full of typical small bistros and craft shops. To the north of the Cité hill, at Place du Tunnel, avenue César-Roux avenue and Place de l’Ours, shops and quirky bistros cry out to be discovered. It is around the Cité hill, sculpted by the Flon and Louve rivers, that the mediaeval town grew. Its cobble-stoned pedestrian streets as well as its monuments, the Cathedral of Lausanne, the St-Maire Castle and the Old academy, bear witness to that.
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Lausanne Cathedral

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At the heart of the old town, the majestic Lausanne Cathedral overlooks the city. Seen as one of the most beautiful gothic art monuments in Europe, it attracts more than 400,000 visitors every year.
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Palud square

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In the centre of the square is the town’s oldest fountain, adorned with a statue representing justice. Close by, a clock presents the history of Vaud in animated scenes every hour from 9:00 to 19:00. On Wednesday and Saturday mornings this is the site of the country market, which also sets up shop in the neighbouring pedestrian streets. Every first Friday of the month, it plays host to a craft market. Typical cafes, boutiques and large, elegant shops complement what this high-class district, which is completely pedestrianised, has to offer.
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More info

“Lausanne, l’Exposition” (Lausanne, the Exhibition) is divided into 11 areas to examine the metamorphoses of a very specific territory, from water to mobility, from leisure activities to accommodation, from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment…

In addition to the permanent exhibition, the Lausanne History Museum regularly takes part in cultural events and presents temporary exhibitions.

Audio guides are available for visitors in French, English, German and Chinese.

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