Elysée Museum
About the place
- Country : Switzerland , Lausanne
- Address : Avenue de l'Elysée 18، 1014 Lausanne، Switzerland
- Category : Museums
- Establishing Date : 1985 AD
Elysée Museum
Musée de l'Elysée
Overview:
• The "Elysee Museum" is one of the first museums devoted entirely to the arts of photography in Europe.
• It is located in "Lausanne", overlooking Lake Geneva.
Historic overview:
• It was built by the architect "Abraham Fries", during the period between 1780 and 1783 AD.
• It was inaugurated in October 1985.
Architectural description:
• This museum was built in a palace overlooking "Lake Geneva".
• The museum contains nearly 120,000 original photographs, which were distributed over eight rooms on the four floors.
• The special exhibitions which are held there present the beginnings of photography with works by the greatest photographers who became famous during the twentieth century, such as Cartier-Bresson, Kappa, Alvarez Bravo, Ben, Frank, Depardon and Ella Millart, in addition to displaying classic works of contemporary photographers.
How to get there:
Elysée bus stop, Bus 25: arrêt Elysée
Resources:
Tripadvisor website
Travelerpedia website
