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01.07 – 27.09.2020

reGeneration4

Artists Abd Doumany (SY) referrer : Corinne Silva, RG3 Jennifer Abessira (FR/IL) referrer : Michael Liani, RG3 Erik Berglin (SE) referrer : David Molander, RG2 Aline Bovard Rudaz (CH) referrer : Regine Petersen, RG2 Rochelle Brockington (US) referrer : Christine Callahan, RG2 Shaista Chishty (GB) referrer : Corinne Silva, RG3...
29.01 – 01.06.2020

René Burri, Explosions of Sight

Credits Curators Marc Donnadieu, Curator in Chief, and Mélanie Bétrisey, René Burri Collection Coordinator, Curator Assistant, Collections department, Musée de l'Elysée, assited by Jessica Mondego. Video Video by Messieurs.ch Podcasts René Burri, a multidisciplinary artist   As part of the exhibition René Burri, Explosions of Sight, le Musée de l'Elysée...
26.09 – 27.09.2020

The Last One Turns the Lights Off!

Program and registration for the activites 1. reGeneration4 The fourth edition of the reGeneration exhibition, dedicated to emerging photography, is on view. From Saturday 26 September to Sunday 27 September, 2020 from 11am to 6pm | Free entrance 2. Guided tours of the reGeneration4 exhibition On the occasion of the...
18.09.2019 – 05.01.2020

Jan Groover: Laboratory of Forms

Credits Curators Tatyana Franck, Director, and Émilie Delcambre-Hirsch, Exhibitions’ Department, Musée de l’Elysée Scientific advisor Paul Frèches Video Video by Messieurs.ch Podcasts Jan Groover as narrated by her relatives As part of the exhibition Jan Groover: Laboratory of Forms, the Musée de l'Elysée asked several leading names in photography to...

Events

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Sunday 25 October 2026

Visite commentée – Hannah Darabi. Why Don't You Dance?

For all, Guided tours
Des visites guidées sont proposées régulièrement et vous permettent de découvrir nos expositions à travers un parcours ciblé. L’occasion d’échanger autour des œuvres présentées et de poser un regard curieux sur la photographie. Infos pratiques : • Ouvert à toutes et tous, dès 12 ans• Durée : 1h• Gratuit avec...
10h15 - 11h15
Tout public
Sunday 13 September 2026

Visite commentée – Alfredo Jaar. Inferno & Paradiso

For all, Guided tours
Des visites guidées sont proposées régulièrement et vous permettent de découvrir nos expositions à travers un parcours ciblé. L’occasion d’échanger autour des œuvres présentées et de poser un regard curieux sur la photographie. Avertissement : L'exposition contient des images pouvant heurter la sensibilité du public. Déconseillé aux moins de 14...
10h15 - 11h15
From 15.-
Dès 14 ans
Saturday 22 August 2026

Workshop – Street photography

Workshops
See the city, capture the moment, show the world. With Khashayar Javanmardi, photographer. Practical info : • Workshop in english only• Duration : 7 hours• Bring your lunch bag• Atelier Photo Elysée • Fee : 50chf• Book in advance • Equipement : participants are welcome to bring their own camera...
10h00 - 17h00
From 50.-
Dès 16 ans
Thursday 17 September 2026

Table ronde – Résister !

Free
IMAGES SENSIBLES est un cycle de tables rondes pour interroger notre rapport aux images, à la mémoire et au monde. - Résister ! La photographie comme acte de protestation - Intervenant·e·s : Hannah Darabi : Lauréate du Prix Elysée 2025, Hannah Darabi (1981) est une artiste née à Téhéran, aujourd'hui...
18h30 - 20h00
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21.06.2022

Tony Oursler talks about the fear of the unknown

ANOMALOUS In the early 1980s I became keenly interested in abduction myths. Somehow pop culture was saturated with low grade science fiction such as Star Wars which seemed to me to be a Disney-esque admixture of cowboys and Indians. I loved the possibilities of SciFi as a form of pop...

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The museum

ori Photo Elysée Since its creation in 1985 as a “museum for photography”, Photo Elysée has been questioning the permanent reinvention of the medium through the great figures who have marked its history by imagining new ways of seeing or making people see, while revealing in a privileged way the...

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Become a member Become a member and participate in the life of the museum. Show your commitment to Photo Elysée and keep its exceptional heritage alive. Partnering Institutions MCBA (Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts) – Lausanne mudac (Musée de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains) – Lausanne Centre d’art contemporain Genève Centre...

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Museum for photography

Plateforme 10 – For an Immediate, Just, and Lasting Peace in Gaza Photo Elysée supports the position of Plateforme 10 in urgently calling on the Swiss authorities to take a firm stand and to engage resolutely in favour of a fair political solution, based on law, dignity, and security for...

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