Vaud Zoology Museum

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Address

Palais de Rumine
Place de la Riponne 6
1005 Lausanne

How to get there

Schedules

From 01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025

Open

Closed

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

10:00 - 17:00

Wednesday

10:00 - 17:00

Thursday

10:00 - 17:00

Friday

10:00 - 17:00

Saturday

10:00 - 17:00

Sunday

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 and 1 January.
By car: Parking de la Riponne.

+41 21 316 34 60

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This is a quarter full of typical small bistros and craft shops. To the north of the Cité hill, at Place du Tunnel, avenue César-Roux avenue and Place de l’Ours, shops and quirky bistros cry out to be discovered. It is around the Cité hill, sculpted by the Flon and Louve rivers, that the mediaeval town grew. Its cobble-stoned pedestrian streets as well as its monuments, the Cathedral of Lausanne, the St-Maire Castle and the Old academy, bear witness to that.

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At the heart of the old town, the majestic Lausanne Cathedral overlooks the city. Seen as one of the most beautiful gothic art monuments in Europe, it attracts more than 400,000 visitors every year.

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In the centre of the square is the town’s oldest fountain, adorned with a statue representing justice. Close by, a clock presents the history of Vaud in animated scenes every hour from 9:00 to 19:00. On Wednesday and Saturday mornings this is the site of the country market, which also sets up shop in the neighbouring pedestrian streets. Every first Friday of the month, it plays host to a craft market. Typical cafes, boutiques and large, elegant shops complement what this high-class district, which is completely pedestrianised, has to offer.

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In the main gallery, the free permanent exhibition systematically presents the main groups of vertebrates, while the comparative anatomy room has an impressively detailed display of skeletons and specimens in jars.

Finally, the entomological collections (insects) are most certainly the high point of the museum. Visitors find the fascinating world of ants particularly interesting. The museum has gained a reputation for Myrmecology (study of ants) since 1982, with the arrival of several pioneering researchers.

The icing on the cake for the children is the ability to organise birthday parties with treasure trails and a little film as a bonus!

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