Current exhibitions

Jorge Macchi. The Submerged Cathedral

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Free admission
The idea of fiction lies at the heart of the work created by the artist Jorge Macchi (born in 1963; lives and works in Buenos Aires). By placing familiar objects (clocks, instruments, maps, newspapers, etc.) in carefully arranged displays, Macchi lays for us a number of visual traps. Through these he questions our ability to perceive the fragile balance of daily life, which is permanently threatened by incident.
The idea of fiction lies at the heart of the work created by the artist Jorge Macchi (born in 1963; lives and works in Buenos Aires). By placing familiar objects (clocks, instruments, maps, newspapers, etc.) in carefully arranged displays, Macchi lays for us a number of visual traps. Through these he questions our ability to perceive the fragile balance of daily life, which is permanently threatened by incident.

Under the Skin.
Vienna 1900, from Klimt to Schiele and Kokoschka

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In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the exhibition was closed between March 14 and June 2, 2020. It was extended until August 23 (initially dued to close on June 24, 2020). MCBA offers a new perspective on the role of Viennese artists in the genesis of modern art. Under the Skin presents over 170 paintings, drawings, sculptures, and objects created at the dawn of the twentieth century.

The Collection

Permanent exhibition
Free admission
"Come and see here what you won't see elsewhere!" is the slogan for the permanent exhibition, laid out chronologically over two floors to showcase treasures from Vaud's art collections, with some three hundred works dating from the eighteenth century to the present day.

Atlas. A Cartography of Donation

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Free admission
In honour of the long-awaited opportunity for a permanent display of the canton's rich art collections, the inaugural exhibition Atlas. A Cartography of Donation presents the museum's holdings across the MCBA's almost 3,200 square metres of exhibition space.
In honour of the long-awaited opportunity for a permanent display of the canton's rich art collections, the inaugural exhibition Atlas. A Cartography of Donation presents the museum's holdings across the MCBA's almost 3,200 square metres of exhibition space.

A Sense of Place

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Free admission
MCBA is holding two open days to celebrate the completion of the museum's stunning new building, designed by the Barcelona-based architects Barozzi Veiga. Visitors are warmly invited to engage with the new building's Sense of Place: come and lose themselves in the vast spaces, explore the exhibition rooms, venture into the corridors, enjoy the light-filled halls, study every detail and every material, and make the museum their own.
MCBA is holding two open days to celebrate the completion of the museum's stunning new building, designed by the Barcelona-based architects Barozzi Veiga. Visitors are warmly invited to engage with the new building's Sense of Place: come and lose themselves in the vast spaces, explore the exhibition rooms, venture into the corridors, enjoy the light-filled halls, study every detail and every material, and make the museum their own.
Upcoming exhibitions