The Lausanners' cultural or artistic interval

With a history spanning more than 150 years, the Opéra de Lausanne has responded to the ever-growing demand for opera performances, evolving from a simple host theatre to an opera house capable of producing its own productions. Since its renovation in 2012, the institution offers a wide choice of operas and concerts each season, welcoming over 45,000 spectators a year.

An art gallery right in the middle of town.

One of the last art-house and experimental cinemas in Lausanne.

One of the region’s last independent cinemas.

Discover the Igokat ballet company that presents dance performances, offers dance classes for all ages and has a boutique.

A place devoted to performances by independent theatre groups

A former church converted into a cultural centre

Shows staged mainly by companies from Lausanne and French-speaking Switzerland.

A marathon of emotions. Would you like to relive great Olympic moments? Feel the pulse of the champions? Discover the creative flair of the host cities? The world of the Games with its many facets will open up to you for a full and unique experience.

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.

Quality theatre performances for the youngest of audiences.

Photo Elysée is one of the biggest museums in Switzerland and the world dedicated entirely to the discipline of photography.

The new PLATEFORME 10 arts district is a unique venue dedicated to culture.

One of Lausanne’s key museums, the Collection de l’Art Brut, housed in a magnificent mansion, is full of surprises with its unique collection of works by self-taught artists, far removed from conventional artistic codes.

Open to all and dedicated to contemporary creation, the Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne defines itself as a place where the greatest number of people can encounter today's art. Installed in a building built for the 1964 National Exhibition, the Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne is now one of the largest creative theaters in Europe. Every season, some fifty theater, dance, circus and performance shows are presented at Vidy.

Opened in 1841, the Vaud Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne is one of the oldest Swiss museums exclusively dedicated to art. Now located in Plateforme 10, it presents several temporary exhibitions a year from its collection of 10,000 works.

The one and only institution that is entirely dedicated to design in western Switzerland, the mudac owns a collection of design objects, contemporary glass art, contemporary art jewellery, graphic art and ceramics to be discovered, absolutely!

Built on the campus of EPFL Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, the Rolex Learning Center designed by the internationally acclaimed Japanese architectural practice, SANAA, will function as a laboratory for learning, a library with 500,000 volumes and an international cultural hub for EPFL, open to both students and the public.

The Fondation de l’Hermitage in Lausanne is a showcase of Swiss and international artists of our time. Known throughout the world, the collection is housed in a beautiful mansion in its own grounds overlooking the city.

Today, the Palais de Rumine houses the Naturéum - Cantonal museum of natural sciences (geology and zoology, the cantonal museum of archaeology and history and the cantonal and university library - Lausanne.