Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts

I was excited to visit, but the art was underwhelming. The building itself is an architectural gem, yet the exhibitions aren’t worth the price or the trip. Staff were friendly, but overall the experience was disappointing.

Architecturally exciting, the MUDAC (Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts) features several special exhibitions on science and downstairs of photography. We saw information on the latest developments in solar power and an exhibit on the US artist Tyler Mitchell. The cafe is excellent, featuring beers from the best Swiss brewery: Brasserie BFM from Saignelégier.

Mudac is an absolute must go! Also part of the new arts district Plateforme 10, I got the ticket that gave me entry to all 3 museums (Photo Elysee, MCBA & Mudac). They are having a promotion whereby instead of 25CHF for one entry to each of the 3 museums within the period of 3 months, it’s now 19CHF. I really enjoyed the Surrealism exhibition! There was even an exhibition book at the entrance which provided insights on the pieces. I went in on a weekday and there was only a handful of people so it pretty much felt like I had the museum to myself! It’s definitely worth checking out this lovely museum. And if you’ve got the time, hop on over to Photo Elysee which is just downstairs.

Museum of contemporary "art". The place is terrible. No information in English, staff wasn't nice. The lady at reception wanted to sell us tickets for 3 museums, even though we had only an hour to spend. As well we were not asked about if we are under 26yo or students. Guy from France/Switzerland was asked that just after we paid. So we paid full price, even though we could get a discount, as foreigners we were almost forced to get tickets for three museums, even though we had an hour. In the entrance we were asked to throw away our water, and a minute after, we saw the same man who asked for that, drinking water at the exhibition. Really? What is this place. Art was bad, not much in English, staff definitely not nice for foreigners from other countries. Not worth visiting and wasting money. As a picture you can see how we felt during the exhibition.

Very good collections and ideas for art lovers and kids. It’s an amazing experience to visit 3 museums at once. Highly recommend to come. 💝❤️💗

It was amazing to see Chair exposition. The story of the museum is also an interesting one. It used to be a part of the central station where they stored trains. So lovely that they redid a whole complex of museums. Remember, school visits are for free. It's a great thing they appreciate education and enable it for everyone.

This museum for design and contemporary art was previously located in a small building with an endless number of floors in La Cité, facing the cathedral. It has now lost its soul. Like its neighbors on Platform 10, the main exhibition relates to trains, railway stations, railroads and passengers and their luggage. This section is really interesting and well curated. The contemporary and applied art section that you will find if you search deep into one of the corners of the first floor is a nothingburger although you might possibly enjoy an Icelander walking in his local river while speaking his patois... Now recently in the spring of 2023 there are two most interesting exhibits, one features design in Beirut, Lebanon over time till today and the other is a dialogue between an octopus and and a citrus press, a kind of interesting title. Needless to say, go visit the design museum before these exhibitions are over!

Very fun curation. It's not only brilliantly done, the pieces are often more interactive than the classical do not touch museum tradition. Saw the Space is a Place curation, and loved how thoughtful and playful it was. Bonus points for the unexpected videos on the building in the evening!