School visits are our priority
MCBA is delighted to offer children, students, and teachers free entry to the museum. Sparking curiosity, sharing emotions and knowledge, and learning about original works is what we are all about.
We offer interactive visits, peer-led tours, made-to-measure teaching projects, guidance for planning visits, and exchanges of ideas and viewpoints to help schools make the most of their visit.
Contact: visites.mcba@vd.ch
Covid-19
School visits are not cancelled.
Wearing a mask is mandatory in the museum, from 12 y.o. and up.
We recommend that you disinfect your hands with the hydro-alcoholic gel provided.
The equipment used is disinfected after each appointment.
Visit formats
Guided tours for teachers
Teachers can book free guided tours of every MCBA exhibition, with information on the works, plans for classroom projects, teaching material, and guidance on planning class visits.
Advance booking required: visites.mcba@vd.ch
Open access tours for classes
- Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Starting from 10 am
- Free of charge, advance booking required at least two weeks in advance. Please let us know when you arrive.
Book an open access tour: Kiki Smith. Hearing You with My Eyes
Guided tours for classes
Interactive tours with a guide, adapted for children aged 4 to 18. Each tour lasts one hour.
- Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- starting from 10 am
- Free of charge, advance booking required at least two weeks in advance
Peer-led tours
Peer-led tours, with children showing other children around the exhibition, allow youngsters to explore and experience the artworks on their own terms.
Contact the museum’s education team for further information.
- From age 9
- Duration: 2 sessions at the museum and 1 session of classroom time
The museum all year round:
my museum album
Classes are invited to visit the museum several times for various exhibitions, building strong links with the works of art and the museum itself. Each child records their experiences in a special sketchbook.
Contact the museum’s education team for further information: visites.mcba@vd.ch
- From age 4
- Duration: 3 x one-hour sessions at the museum
- Free of charge, advance booking required at least two weeks in advance
Art in the spotlight:
classroom reinventions
At the start of every new school year, the museum turns the spotlight on one work from its collection, working with schools on creative projects to reinvent it in various ways. The results are exhibited at public art workshops in June.
Contact the museum’s education team for further information: visites.mcba@vd.ch
- From age 4
Educational resources
About "The Collection"
List of works exhibited, with mention of easily accessible linked documentation and access to a file of images for downloading.
The discovery booklet is full of games and activities for kids to develop their observation skills and imagination and get them drawing!
From age 7. Available free of charge from the front desk
Download the discovery booklet (fr)
Audio and written comments on forty exhibited works, interviews with artists and specialists.
Two children’s books in French to cover a selection of works, some of which are currently on display : Regarde, elles parlent ! 15 œuvres du musée te racontent leur histoire and Ça bouge au musée
About "Kiki Smith. Hearing You with My Eyes."
The discovery booklet is full of games and activities for kids to develop their observation skills and imagination and get them drawing!
From age 7. Available free of charge from the front desk
Download the discovery booklet (fr)
List of activities to be carried out in the exhibition for visiting classes. From 12 years old.
About MCBA
Activities allow students to discover some of the architectural elements of the new MCBA, with the aim of making them aware of issues related to the built environment that surrounds them.
From 12 years old
Toolkit for visitors
Available to download
- Mini-guide to the exhibition “La collection” (pdf) (in FR) for children aged 7 and up, available free of charge from the front desk
- Newsletter for teachers. To subscribe, contact info.beaux-arts@vd.ch
- Worksheets – available soon
Books for children
Photos: MCBA, Nora Rupp