Musée de l’Elysée

Photo Elysée

Where?

PLATEFORME 10

Photo Elysée is one of the biggest museums in Switzerland and the world dedicated entirely to the discipline of photography.

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Address

PLATEFORME 10
1003 Lausanne

How to get there

Schedules

Open

Closed

Monday

10:00 - 18:00

Tuesday

Closed

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

+41 21 318 44 00

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Plateforme 10

ArtsCultureExhibition

The new PLATEFORME 10 arts district is a unique venue dedicated to culture.

Mosto

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Discover the Mosto wine shop that offers local wine, cider and beer that are respectful of nature.

Milan Park

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If you were to take a helicopter flight over these nine hectares of green space, located to the south of Lausanne railway station, you might summarily describe it as a vast grassy square (Place de Milan) with a steep mound (Montriond Hill).

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Dominik the arch-photo fan

For me, the most beautiful view of Lausanne in springtime is from the Musée de l’Élysée’s park. With its alley bordered with cherry blossoms and its benches, it’s the perfect place for a lunch break with a view over Lake Geneva.
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Amélie the enchanted illustrator

The Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts and Photo Elysée are two museums housed in a single building, and I must say that its architecture, with its refined lines, is truly magnificent. I love going there to discover the current exhibitions and have a coffee at Café Lumen, located at the mudac. And do you know what? Even in winter, if the sun is shining, I won’t hesitate to go out on the enclosed outdoors terrace. It’s fab to be able to get warm while enjoying the view.
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Michaël the urban spirit

A museum dedicated to photography that organises major international exhibitions all year round. Since 2022, Photo Elysée shares with the mudac a cubic concrete building – an admirable architectural work from all points of view. The space housing Photo Elysée is completely modular to create new experiences for each exhibition. Don’t forget to explore Plateforme 10 – the arts district – and take the time to visit the other two museums (MCBA/mudac).
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Photo Elysée - Cantonal Museum for Photography, is located in the heart of the Plateforme 10 arts quarter, in a new exhibition space that also houses the mudac.

Exclusively given over to photography, the museum aims to introduce all forms of this artistic discipline to the general public. This unique and internationally renowned museum has several photographic collections, including photographs by Charlie Chaplin, an illustrious resident of the Lake Geneva Region.

The temporary exhibitions of Photo Elysée are shown in Lausanne but also in galleries all over the world.

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