Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts

As far as the collection goes, MCBA has approximately 11,000 works and its reputation, both national and international, relies on five major collections: the Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748-1810), Charles Gleyre (1806-1874), Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923), Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) and Louis Soutter (1871-1942) collections.

The collection’s main focus stretches from the 18th century to post-impressionism, with some beautiful examples of cubism and abstract art of Vaud. The museum’s collection relies on donations from individuals, long-term loans from institutions, and a purchasing policy that tends to complete existing collections while at the same time keeping an eye out for contemporary art, whether local to the Vaud region or international.

This museum greets you in the following languages: D/F/E
Opening 1906

Current exhibitions

The Collection

12.05.2020 - 31.12.2025

The collection is on permanent display for the first time: some 300 works, from the 18th century to the present make it possible to see here what cannot be found elsewhere!

Free admission

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F/I/E

Sarah Margnetti. Supportive Structures

30.09.2022 - 23.04.2023

Manor Art Prize 2022 Vaud

For her solo show in the Espace Projet gallery, Sarah Margnetti will exhibit a large selection of recent works, as well as wall paintings that will be done on site.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F/I/E

René Auberjonois – Louis Soutter. The Return to Innocence

14.10.2022 - 08.01.2023

The show brings together two outstanding artists in the MCBA’s collection to examine the quest, which both shared, to get back to art’s sources.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F/I/E

Lubaina Himid. So Many Dreams

04.11.2022 - 05.02.2023

Comprising brightly colored paintings, monumental installations, and sound environments, Lubaina Himid. So Many Dreams offers a unique opportunity to discover the scope and depth of the artist’s work. The exhibition unfolds along several narratives that touch on the question of places and their histories, historical memory and its resurgence in the present, and the transmission of certain stories through color, patterns, and sound.

The exhibition is documented in the following languages: D/F/E
Guided tours are offered in the following languages: D/F/I/E