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From 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024
Open
Closed
Lundi
Closed
Mardi
10:00 - 17:00
Mercredi
10:00 - 17:00
Jeudi
10:00 - 17:00
Vendredi
10:00 - 17:00
Samedi
10:00 - 17:00
Dimanche
10:00 - 17:00
Permanent exhibitions
Free
Temporary exhibitions: Full price
8 CHF
Temporary exhibitions: Reduced price
5 CHF
Temporary exhibitions: Up to 25 years old
Free
Closed on Mondays
Public holidays: open from 10am to 5pm
Free admission on the first Saturday of the month
Closed on 25 December, 1 and 2 January
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Many objects from the Neolithic period such as ceramics, baskets and wood items have been unearthed on the region’s lakeshores. The free permanent exhibition of the Vaud Archaeology and History Museum begins with a life size “lakeside” excavation and Neolithic cemetery viewed through a glass floor.
The second part of the exhibition invites visitors on a journey through time starting with a trip into the future, to the Year of our Lord 3081. It then returns to the 20th century, to 1803, the date of the canton of Vaud’s independence, then to the period under Bernese authority (from 1536 to 1798). Even further back into the past, we see the Savoy domination, the direct dependence of the Holy Roman Empire and – this chapter is less well-known – the reign of the Burgundian Kings (from 888 to 1032).
The museum also have a permanent exhibition on currency and the role of money over the centuries.
The museum also organises educational activities for schools and children during the holidays.
The second part of the exhibition invites visitors on a journey through time starting with a trip into the future, to the Year of our Lord 3081. It then returns to the 20th century, to 1803, the date of the canton of Vaud’s independence, then to the period under Bernese authority (from 1536 to 1798). Even further back into the past, we see the Savoy domination, the direct dependence of the Holy Roman Empire and – this chapter is less well-known – the reign of the Burgundian Kings (from 888 to 1032).
The museum also have a permanent exhibition on currency and the role of money over the centuries.
The museum also organises educational activities for schools and children during the holidays.