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(Place de la Cathédrale 4; adult/child Sfr8/free, 1st Sat of month free; 11am-6pm Tue-Thu, to 5pm Fri-
Sun)
Until the 15th century, the city's bishops resided in this lovely manor across from the
cathedral (after which it became a jail, then a court, then a hospital). Since 1918 it has de-
voted itself to evoking Lausanne's heritage through paintings, drawing, stamps, musical
instruments, silverware and so on. Don't miss the film featuring Lausanne in 1638.
MUSÉE DE L'ART BRUT
(
www.artbrut.ch
;
Av des Bergières 11-13; adult/child Sfr10/free, 1st Sat of month free; 11am-6pm Tue-
Sun)
Brut
means crude or rough, and that's what you get in this extraordinary gallery, put
together by French artist Jean Dubuffet in the 1970s in what was a late-18th-century coun-
try mansion. Exhibits offer a striking variety and, at times, surprising technical capacity
and an often inspirational view of the world. View sculptures made out of broken plates
and discarded rags, faces made out of shells, sculptures in wood, paintings, sketches and
much more. Take bus 2 or 3 to the Beaulieu stop.
| Art Museum
MUSÉE CANTONAL DES BEAUX ARTS
| Art Museum
(
www.mcba.ch
;
Place de la Riponne 6; adult/child Sfr10/free, 1st Sat of month free; 11am-6pm Tue-
Thu, to 5pm Fri-Sun)
Palais de Rumine, the neo-Renaissance pile (1904) where the Treaty of
Lausanne finalising the break-up of the Ottoman Empire after WWI was signed in 1923,
safeguards the city's fine-arts museum. Works by Swiss and foreign artists, ranging from
Ancient Egyptian art to Cubism, are displayed, but the core of the collection is made up of
works by landscape painter Louis Ducros (1748-1810).
Tours
CGN
( 0848 811 848;
www.cgn.ch
)
Lake cruises, some aboard beautiful belle époque steamers,
by Lake Geneva's main boat operator.
| Boat Tour
LES BALADEURS
(
www.lesbaladeurs.ch
;
Place de l'Europe 1b; free; Jun-Sep)
Bring your own bike or borrow one
for free from bike-tour organisers Lausanne Roule (
Click here
). Cycling tours are
themed and cater to all levels.
| Bicycle Tour
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