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Fondation de l'Hermitage

Museums ·Lausanne ·Closed
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Fondation de l’Hermitage is a fine-arts museum in a country mansion in wooded grounds above Lausanne’s old town.

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Fondation de l'Hermitage — Angled view of the mansion beside its broad green lawn

Fondation de l'Hermitage — Angled view of the mansion beside its broad green lawnFondation de l'Hermitage — Side angle showing the mansion's curved balcony and gardenFondation de l'Hermitage — Mansion entrance wing beside the curved garden pathFondation de l'Hermitage — Glass extension and mansion seen through leafy park treesFondation de l'Hermitage — Rear view of the mansion beyond its open lawnFondation de l'Hermitage — Mansion in the distance across a broad park meadowFondation de l'Hermitage — Mansion beside flower beds and mature park treesFondation de l'Hermitage — Mansion partly screened by trees across the lawnFondation de l'Hermitage — Shaded park path with the mansion visible through the trees

Why go

  • Views of Lausanne Cathedral and the Alps from the hilltop grounds.
  • International travelling art exhibitions, including past shows on Bonnard, Giacometti, Hopper and Monet.

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Don't miss

  • The Bugnion family roomOne room is permanently dedicated to the Bugnion family.

What's inside

  • The mansion follows regional classical and neoclassical country-house styles.
  • The one-storey building is 29.2 metres wide, with five window bays on each level of its main façades.
  • Side galleries run along the house, supported by dressed-stone corner pillars and metal posts.
  • The entrance faces north; the south façade has a balcony.

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  1. The house and art collection are recognised as Swiss cultural property of national importance.

    Fondation de l'Hermitage - Wikipedia
  2. 30 exhibitions

    Art historian François Daulte was the founding director and curated more than 30 exhibitions.

    Fondation de l’Hermitage - Wikipedia

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History

Soon after completion, the house became a venue for celebrations among Lausanne’s upper class. The museum has since presented around 80 exhibitions, attracting more than two million visitors.

  1. 18th centuryBuildings from this period already stood on the estate when Charles Bugnion acquired it.
  2. 1841Charles Bugnion bought the Hermitage estate.
  3. 1852–1855The farmhouse was renovated in 1852, and the manor was rebuilt for Bugnion to plans by Louis Wenger.
  4. 1857An orangery and a dovecote designed by Louis Joël were completed.
  5. 1976The Bugnion family donated the house and land to Lausanne. A foundation was established to restore and maintain the building and organise fine-arts exhibitions.
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  1. June 1984The first exhibition explored Impressionism in collections from Romandy.

Sources: Fondation de l'Hermitage - Wikipedia · Lausanne - Wikivoyage (see) · Fondation de l’Hermitage - Wikipedia · checked 26 Sep 2026

Where
Route du Signal 2, 1018, Lausanne

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Questions and answers

Where is Fondation de l’Hermitage?

It is at Route du Signal 2 in Lausanne.

Is Fondation de l’Hermitage’s own art collection permanently displayed?

No. Its collection of about 600 works is shown periodically in exhibitions or lent to other museums. The Chinese ceramics display is permanent.

How many exhibitions does the foundation organise?

The foundation was established to organise two or three fine-arts exhibitions each year.

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