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Inaugural weekend: the program

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Inauguration Plateforme 10, Lausanne

Plateforme 10 is throwing open its doors for a festive weekend of events – all of it entirely free!

 

The new building that is home to two museums, Photo Elysée and mudac, will be welcoming the public for the very first time, while the three parts of the exhibition Train Zug Treno Tren mounted by those two museums and MCBA, will be opening in their respective museums as well. To celebrate these events, the museums will be staying open later than usual:

 

Saturday 18 June, 10 am – 1 am the following morning

Sunday 19 June, 10 am – 8 pm

 

On the Plateforme 10 esplanade as well as the 2 buildings of the museums, Signal L, and the Arcades, the party will go on without stop.

 

See you soon on Plateforme 10!

Exhibitions

Charles Blanc-Gatti. The Colours of sound

25.09.2026 – 17.01.2027

The Lausanne artist Charles Blanc-Gatti (1890 – 1966) experimented repeatedly to create correspondences between sounds and colours, from pictorial transpositions to dynamic lighting effects for the stage to animated films. All his works had one aim, to stimulate and enrich our sensory perceptions.

Ted Joans. Black Flower

09.10.2026 – 28.02.2027

Le MCBA présente la première exposition monographique consacrée à l’artiste étatsunien Ted Joans (1928-2003), auteur d’une œuvre foisonnante et inclassable, où se mêlent les influences du surréalisme, du jazz, du Black Power et du panafricanisme.

The Collection

Permanent presentation

« Come and see here what you won’t see elsewhere! » is the slogan for the permanent exhibition, laid out chronologically over two floors to showcase treasures from Vaud’s art collections, with some three hundred works dating from the eighteenth century to the present day.

 

Lucas Erin. Manor Art Prize 2026 Vaud

28.08.2026 – 14.02.2027

For his show in the Espace Projet, Lucas Erin presents a new series of works that explore the garden, its connection to the seasons and climatic variations, its changing meanings across different latitudes, its particular economy, as well as its place in specific histories and temporalities.

Edouard Chapallaz

25.09.2026 – 31.01.2027

mudac pays tribute to Edouard Chapallaz, one of the leading figures in 20th-century Swiss and  European ceramics.

Magic and Design

06.11.2026 – 11.04.2027

With Hocus Pocus and Encounterology, mudac presents a season exploring the relationship between magic and design. Together, the exhibitions examine the connections between contemporary creation and magic, and how they invite us to experience the world—or worlds—differently.

Eat and drink

Restaurant Arcadia, Plateforme 10, Lausanne

Arcadia Restaurant

Arcadia, with its seven iconic arches, opens the door to a la carte Mediterranean cuisine, starting from an Italian artisanal base, combining know-how and local seasonal products. For those looking for a relaxed, tasty, and inclusive dining experience, whether at lunch for everyday cooking or in the evening for a more special occasion. Always in a relaxed and friendly environment, just like at home.

 

Information and booking
+41 21 318 44 10
info@arcadiarestaurant.ch

Restaurant Le Nabi, Lausanne

Le Nabi

MCBA’s Le Nabi offers an innovative concept at the crossroads of various artistic and culinary cultures, with a gourmet menu designed to highlight a cuisine that is healthy, esthetically pleasing, and committed. Our seasonal products come from regionally sourced farms that respect the environment.

 

 

Information and booking

+41 21 311 02 90

info@lenabi.ch

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Café Lumen

Le Café Lumen invites you to discover its menu of quick and spontaneous dishes that use artisanal products served simply on a board, in a clay bowl, or nestled between two slices of focaccia. Here you will find the best of the region’s culinary tradition. All our drinks are artisanal with a fine selection of craft cider and beer, wine, and homemade non-alcoholic beverages. Our coffee is freshly roasted. We’re a stop along the region’s greenway, the Voie Verte foot and bicycle path, with takeaway service available.

 

Information and booking

+41 21 311 02 90

Reduced mobility

Plateforme 10 is accessible to all persons with reduced mobility. Lifts are available in each of the buildings. A lift also provides access to the Esplanade from Ave. Ruchonnet. Two disabled parking spaces are available at the end of the Ave. Ruchonnet access (GPS 46°31’06.3′′N 6°37’29.1′′E).

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