Current exhibitions

Aloïse Corbaz. La folie papivore

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Espace Focus
Free admission
In the 1960s, MCBA began to take an interest in Aloïse Corbaz (Lausanne, 1886 – Gimel, 1964), an exceptional Vaudois artist who was committed to the Cery mental institution in…
In the 1960s, MCBA began to take an interest in Aloïse Corbaz (Lausanne, 1886 – Gimel, 1964), an exceptional Vaudois artist who was committed to the Cery mental institution in…

Marie Cool Fabio Balducci. Dai campi all’elica

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Espace Projet
Free admission
The artist duo Marie Cool Fabio Balducci will be showing new works for this latest exhibition in our special Espace Projet Gallery. Marie Cool Fabio Balducci have renounced their individualities…
The artist duo Marie Cool Fabio Balducci will be showing new works for this latest exhibition in our special Espace Projet Gallery. Marie Cool Fabio Balducci have renounced their individualities…

Sandrine Pelletier. The Crystal Jaw
Prix Gustave Buchet 2021

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Espace Projet
Free admission
Sandrine Pelletier explores matter and its potential for alteration. Wood, ceramic, glass, metal and mirror are the areas of a physical, sensual research that falls between craftsmanship and alchemy. Through the manipulation and transformation of these materials, the artist sparks a reflection on the passing of time, the ruin, and the trace.
Sandrine Pelletier explores matter and its potential for alteration. Wood, ceramic, glass, metal and mirror are the areas of a physical, sensual research that falls between craftsmanship and alchemy. Through the manipulation and transformation of these materials, the artist sparks a reflection on the passing of time, the ruin, and the trace.

Unique et multiple. Œuvres récentes de la collection d’art BCV

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Espace Projet
Free admission
An overview of a corporate collection that has followed the contemporary-art scene in Vaud for a half century now. Under the direction of the museum curator Catherine Othenin-Girard, the show…
An overview of a corporate collection that has followed the contemporary-art scene in Vaud for a half century now. Under the direction of the museum curator Catherine Othenin-Girard, the show…

René Bauermeister. California Dreaming

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Espace Focus
Free admission
Aluminum, polyester, Plexiglas, and neon are some of the materials that René Bauermeister (1935-1985) employed in creating his sculptures in the late 1960s. Drawing on a collection he donated to…
Aluminum, polyester, Plexiglas, and neon are some of the materials that René Bauermeister (1935-1985) employed in creating his sculptures in the late 1960s. Drawing on a collection he donated to…

Maurice Denis. Amour

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Comrade of Édouard Vuillard and Pierre Bonnard when all three were studying art, Maurice Denis (1870-1943) was a painter and major theoretician of modern French art at the turn of the 20th century. This show – the first dedicated to the artist in Switzerland in 50 years – focuses on the early years of Denis’s career. The novel visual experiments of the “Nabi of the beautiful icons” gave way to the serene splendor of the symbolist works, followed by the bold decision to return to classicism. This event, which features nearly 90 works, is organised with the exceptional support of the Musée d'Orsay and thanks to loans from Europe and the United States.
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