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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.

 

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Luc Delahaye

06.03 – 31.05.2026

The Echo of the World is the first solo exhibition dedicated to Luc Delahaye, a renowned former photojournalist. Presented by Photo Elysée in collaboration with the Jeu de Paume, it showcases twenty-five years of his creative work. Through his large-format photographic compositions, the artist documents contemporary wars and centres of power.

Otobong Nkanga. I dreamt of you in colours

03.04 – 23.08.2026

MCBA, in collaboration with the Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, is presenting a major exhibition devoted to the work of Otobong Nkanga. Conceived in collaboration with the artist, it features emblematic installations, photo series, recent works, and a significant number of drawings, some of which date from her early artmaking days and are being shown for the first time.

Jean Tschumi Designer

27.02 – 31.05.2026

The mudac is inaugurating its new exhibition space, Le carré, with Jean Tschumi Designer. This exhibition, produced in collaboration with the Artistic Commission of Vaudoise Assurances, focuses on a particular aspect of the great Swiss architect’s work: his furniture designs for Le Cèdre, the headquarters of Vaudoise Assurances in Lausanne.

Ella Maillart

06.03 – 01.11.2026

The exhibition Ella Maillart Photographic Encouneters pays tribute to the photographer, traveller and writer on the occasion of her archives being included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. Photo Elysée is presenting a selection of photographs taken by Maillart during her travels in Asia in the 1930s.   

Marina Xenofontos. Play Life

06.02 – 02.08.2026

Through her sculptures, found objects, writing and films, Marina Xenofontos interrogates the material manifestations of memory and history. For her show in the Espace Projet, she explores the question of space, both virtual and real.

French Painting 1800-1945. Anatomy of a Collection

13.03 – 16.08.2026

Mounted in the MCBA Espace Focus gallery and within The collection, the display of the museum’s permanent collection, the show French Painting 1800-1945. Anatomy of a Collection invites visitors to rediscover the many masterpieces of French painting conserved in the museum. These are pieces signed by a number of major French artists, including Corot, Courbet, Degas, Cezanne, Matisse, and Bonnard. It is also the chance to discover paintings that are rarely on view.

Salvatore Vitale

06.03 – 31.05.2026

Through a series of photographs, installations and videos, Salvatore Vitale’s exhibition, SABOTAGE, explores the gig economy and the algorithms that are transforming the world of work. By navigating the contradictions of digital capitalism and the various forms of resistance to it, the exhibition offers visitors a deep dive into the new realities of work in the digital age. 

Upcoming events

Atelier 0-100 ans – Paysage vivant

10.04.2026

Création collective d’un paysage imaginaire en argile sur l’esplanade de Plateforme 10. En lien avec l’exposition “Otobong Nkanga. I dreamt of you in colors”. Dans…

14h00 - 18h00
MCBA
De 0 à 100 ans 

Visite commentée – Peintures françaises 1800-1945

16.04.2026

25 personnes max. / écouteurs disponibles Durée: 45 min. environ Toutes les visites commentées publiques sont accessibles aux personnes malentendantes grâce au système de boucle…

Camille Lévêque-Claudet/Camille de Alencastro, commissaires de l'exposition
18h30 - 19h15
MCBA - Espace Focus
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Visite professionnel.le.s champ social – Otobong Nkanga

23.04.2026

Rencontre autour de l’exposition “Otobong Nkanga. I dreamt of you in colours” pour les professionnel.les du champ social qui souhaitent préparer et organiser…

médiatrice culturelle
10h00 - 11h30
MCBA
Professionnel.le.s du champ social
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Carte blanche aux publics #5

25.04.2026

Un comité de jeunes âgé.e.s de 16 à 25 ans co-construit un rendez-vous culturel et convivial, de la programmation à la promotion.

16h00 - 00h00
MCBA
0-100 ans
Quartier des arts, Lausanne, Plateforme 10 et ses 3 musées

The new Arts District

PLATEFORME 10 is a one-of-a-kind site in Switzerland bringing together 3 canton-level museums and 2 foundations on a sprawling esplanade of nearly 25,000 square meters just a few steps from Lausanne’s main train station.

Inaugurated in 2019, the new building housing the Musée cantonal des beaux-arts (MCBA) led the way for the exciting adventure that is Plateforme 10. This was followed in 2022 by a new home for two other Lausanne institutions, Photo Elysée and mudac. As an arts district and lively public space right in the heart of Lausanne, Plateforme 10 offers everyone a unique opportunity to discover the diversity and interdisciplinarity of the arts and art making in the fine arts, photography and design.

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