Musée Historique Lausanne

Om museet

The museum originated in a citizens' initiative: the Association du Vieux-Lausanne, founded in 1902, wanted to keep alive the memory of the earlier city in the face of the rapid destruction of old buildings. On 27 December 1918, the Musée du Vieux-Lausanne opened in the former episcopal residence next to the cathedral. The medieval building, the Ancien-Évêché, is a cultural property of national significance.

Over the decades the museum changed its name several times, most recently from Musée historique de Lausanne to Musée Historique Lausanne. Its ambitions grew along with the name: the museum no longer tells only the story of the old town, but of the whole city and its inhabitants up to the present day. Following a comprehensive renovation of the building and the exhibition, it has presented itself in a new form since April 2018.

The permanent exhibition "Lausanne, l'Exposition" leads through eleven thematic rooms dealing with, among other things, building and housing, water and transport, trade and crafts, faith, the Enlightenment and the rise of Lausanne as a tourist city. It begins with the famous 1:200-scale model of the Cité, based on David Buttet's 1638 plan, which has been on display in the building since 1990. In the warm season, a buvette in the garden invites visitors to take a break.

Højdepunkter

• Model of 17th-century Lausanne (scale 1:200, around 850 buildings)
• Permanent exhibition "Lausanne, l'Exposition" with eleven thematic rooms
• 27 dates from the city's history, each told through an object
• Holographic portraits of Lausanne residents
• Garden buvette in the Cité (May to September)

Permanent udstilling

• Lausanne, l’Exposition – Eleven thematic rooms use original objects to show how Lausanne has changed from the Middle Ages to the present; the exhibition opens with the 1638 city model.

Grundlagt

1918

Ejer

Stadt Lausanne (Ville de Lausanne)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Every first Saturday of the month, on International Museum Day and on European Heritage Days.

The adult price is valid as a 3-day pass that also covers the Collection de l'Art Brut and the Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy (AHV/IV and CarteCulture: CHF 6). Admission is also free with the Cultissime card and the Swiss Museum Pass; EVAM groups are admitted free.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

In "Lausanne, l'Exposition", 9 of the 11 rooms are accessible, and the temporary exhibitions are accessible. The Correvon room can only be reached by stairs. Holders of a PMR permit may park in the pedestrian zone for up to two hours outside marked spaces.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Børnefødselsdage

Children's workshops for four- to twelve-year-olds (e.g. "Les doudous au musée" for ages 4–6), play suitcases in three languages, play benches and screens with headphones. Children's birthday parties with a workshop from age 4 (about 1.5 hours, up to 12 children, CHF 170). A nursing area is available.

Transport & parkering

By car from Geneva, take the Lausanne-Sud exit (towards Ouchy – Centre – Bern – Cité); from Neuchâtel or Vevey, take the Lausanne-Vennes exit (towards Centre – Cité).

Service & spisesteder

• Café

Buvette in the garden, daily from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from May to September; access with the museum ticket.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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