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Collection de l’Art Brut Run Up by Nag Arnoldi at
the Olympic Museum,
⌂ 11 Avenue des Bergières overlooking Lake Geneva
# Jul & Aug: 11am–6pm
daily; Sep–Jun: 11am–6pm
Tue–Sun; free adm 1st Sat
of the month ∑ artbrut.ch
EXPERIENCE Western Switzerland to art created by people living 0 "'\ and donated to the city by his
Art Brut (“Raw Art”) is the
name that the French painter
Jean Dubuffet (1901–85) gave
on the fringe of society, such as
criminals, patients at psychia­
tric hospitals or institu tions,
and spiri tualist mediums, who
had no artistic training. The
ideas behind their art were free
descendants. Now known as
from established cultural influ­
it is a gallery with an impressive
ences and the history of a fine
⌂ 1 Quai d’Ouchy # May–
arts tradi tion. In 1945 Dubuffet
collection of Impressionist and
Oct: 9am–6pm daily; Nov–
Post­Impressionist paintings,
began to amass a pri vate col­ Olympic Museum the Fondation de l’Hermitage,
Apr: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun
lection, which he pres ented ∑ olympic.org/museum as well as the works of Vaudois
to the city of Lausanne in artists from the 20th century.
1971. The Collection de l’Art Set in peaceful parkland Every year the Fondation also
Brut opened in 1976. planted with Mediterranean stages two or three large­scale
The exhibits are laid out trees and shrubs, the well­ tempo rary exhibitions.
over four floors in converted presented Olympic Museum The Parc de l’Hermitage, the
stables at the 18th­century illustrates the fasci nating extensive grounds in which
Château de Beaulieu, north­ history of the Olympic move­ the villa is set, is landscaped
west of the city centre. These ment. Everything from the with exotic trees. Towards
extraordinary works have a athletes of Ancient Greece its northern extrem ity is the
striking force and spon taneity. to the Olympic Games of Signal de Sauvabelin, a hill
Along side each exhibit is a today is explored via inter­ which rises to a height of 647 m
short bio graphy of the artist, active stations, photo graphs, (2,120 ft) and offers views of
providing insights into the videos, archive film footage Lake Geneva and the Alps..
circum stances in which these and multimedia pres entations. Beyond the hill are woodland
works were created. With its excellent facilities for
school groups, the museum
draws over 200,000 visitors a
year. There are many displays
specifically geared towards
younger visitors, such as “All
EAT Different, All Winners” where
games investigate themes
such as fair play and diversity.
Loom Gelateria
Join the queue out the
door to sample delicious
artisanal ice cream. q "\=
Among the more Fondation de
adventurous offerings l’Hermitage
here are lapsang-
souchong sorbet and ⌂ 2 Route du Signal
curry ice cream. # 10am–6pm Tue–Sun
⌂ Boulevard de Grancy (to 9pm Thu) ∑ fondation
45 ∑ loom-gelateria.ch hermitage.ch
 The imposing Neo­Gothic villa
set in magnificent grounds
north of Lausanne was built
in 1842–50 by Charles­Juste
Bugnion, a wealthy banker,
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