Upcoming exhibitions

Giulia Essyad. Other Planes

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Espace Projet
Free admission
Inspired by the architecture of transitional spaces, Giulia Essyad transforms the MCBA’s Espace Projet gallery into a sensory and spiritual labyrinth. Recipient of the 9th Gustave Buchet Prize, the Lausanne-born artist explores the mechanisms of desire and commodification through an immersive installation that weaves together DIY technologies, digital imagery, and personal memories.
Inspired by the architecture of transitional spaces, Giulia Essyad transforms the MCBA’s Espace Projet gallery into a sensory and spiritual labyrinth. Recipient of the 9th Gustave Buchet Prize, the Lausanne-born artist explores the mechanisms of desire and commodification through an immersive installation that weaves together DIY technologies, digital imagery, and personal memories.

Vallotton Forever. The Retrospective

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Plateforme 10 hosts both MCBA and the Félix Vallotton Foundation. The former which conserves the largest collection of the artist’s works anywhere, and the latter, a documentation and research centre, are honoured to present a major retrospective devoted to Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) to commemorate in the artist’s native city of Lausanne the centenary of his death.

Vallotton. The Ingenious Laboratory

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Espace Focus
Free admission
In conjunction with Vallotton Forever, featuring the artist’s masterpieces, this small-format show focuses on the origins of Félix Vallotton’s work, exploring the various phases of his growing output in a surprising range of mediums, including illustration, engraving, painting, even writing.
In conjunction with Vallotton Forever, featuring the artist’s masterpieces, this small-format show focuses on the origins of Félix Vallotton’s work, exploring the various phases of his growing output in a surprising range of mediums, including illustration, engraving, painting, even writing.

Otobong Nkanga. I dreamt of you in colours

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MCBA, in collaboration with the Musée d'Art moderne, Paris, is presenting a major exhibition devoted to the work of Otobong Nkanga. Conceived in collaboration with the artist, it will run from 10 October 2025 to 23 February 2026 in Paris, then from 3 April to 23 August 2026 in Lausanne.
Past exhibitions