Fondation de l'Hermitage
A private museum in a hillside mansion that stages high-caliber special exhibitions every year, often on Impressionism. The gardens overlook the cathedral and the lake.
The Fondation de l'Hermitage sits on the hillside north of the cathedral, in a 19th-century villa surrounded by English-style gardens, with views over the old town's towers and Lake Geneva. The museum has no permanent collection. Instead it stages two to three high-quality special exhibitions a year, often featuring Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Swiss painting. Admission is about 22 Swiss francs. The museum closes between exhibitions, so check the website before you go. Take bus 16 to Hermitage stop.
Opening hours
10:00–18:00 (until 21:00 Thursdays); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Château Saint-Maire
- Palais de Rumine
- Lausanne Cathedral
- Musée Historique de Lausanne
- Escaliers du Marché
- Sauvabelin Tower
- Place de la Palud
- Église Saint-François