Musée de l'Elysée

Free with the Lausanne city pass. Strong museum offering, good exhibits especially for the photography building. English translations present. Docking a star for the abysmal gift shops with no cheap offerings other than postcards. Would love to see something cheap (doesnt need to be high quality) and memorable to buy.

Cool photo museum with a great architecture as well!

Small collection of interesting photographs with extended descriptions available in an additional brochure. It was free because it was the first Saturday of the month, which was a nice surprise 😊 The mudac museum was closed though. Also, the coffee in the café on ground level is AMAZING! They also offer vegan milk alternatives (oat and rice) and the coffee is really affordable for Swiss standards☕

Visited the photography museum....most notable for its lack of ..... photographs. Not worth the time or money...the best bit, the searchable archives (see photos) could be done online and it's not like you could stand there all day looking at photos on TV screens, I mean why would you want to) Response to owner: Thank you for your reply and I am sure many other people will review fondly on the minimalist current exhibition. I appreciate that there are different tastes and levels of appreciation and perhaps regret the flippant tone of my review. I do hope that this feedback is considered for future exhibitions though. With best wishes.

I visited the museum on the first Saturday of the month, when Switzerland offers free entry to several museums. At Elysee, you get an ecosystem to embrace your photography skills. You get an opportunity to be creative, use props, backdrop to get a picture clicked. This does not stop here, you also get to edit the photos and get as many copies as you want for free!! Other than this, there are other art masterpieces. I have enclosed the picture of the art that I liked the most. It's based on reflection phenomena!! Location: It's very near to the Lausanne Gare station and the Cantonal museum of fine arts. Hence, you can cover both the museums together.

The photographic museum in Lausanne moved from its old cozy villa in the park close to the Olympic museum in Ouchy, overlooking the lake, and opened on Platform 10 three months ago. The intimate feeling of the old place is gone, replaced by a slightly megalomaniac building that it shares with Mudac, the design museum. Photography occupies the basement, on the ground floor, there is the shop and a café, and Mudac is on the first floor. The inaugural exhibition is presenting a general section with a little of everything and further into the premises, photography, paintings and video presentations, related to trains, railroads and train stations. I found it was just too much and too ambitious to peacefully appreciate the individual art works. And beware if you happen to carry a tiny umbrella or pocket tripod, the guards will be after you constantly and ask you to deposit your stuff in the wardrobe, even when the museum is almost empty. A good advice; relax and use your energy to teach the public about what is on display!

Fabulous photography collection on view with a thoughtful curatorial angle. Architecturally beautiful museum with large gallery rooms. Lovely librairie and café in the first floor. An afternoon well spent.

Great spot to visit if you are interested in art and photography!