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VIRTUAL TOUR
Virtual promenade through the Olympic Museum Lausanne and its surroundings |
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VIRTUAL TOUR
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AN ARCHITECTURAL SUCCESS
The best proof that the Olympic Museum is a true architectural success is the fact that you cannot see it. When approaching visitors ascend through the park from the shores of Lake Geneva, the museum is only gradually revealed one floor at a time.
The first Olympic Museum project caused a debate with the local authorities, after which the project was revised and finally approved.
The two architects, Pedro Ramirez Vazquez of Mexico and Jean-Pierre Cahen of Lausanne then had to modify their plans. They carefully studied the problem and proposed an alternative solution which harmoniously integrated the museum within the landscape while simultaneously conveying the Olympic ideals of Pierre de Coubertin.
The interior architecture was designed by the architect Miguel Espinet and the signage by Yves Zimmermann.
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INSIDE THE MUSEUM
A spacious reception with exhibition rooms on both sides welcomes visitors. A winding ramp ascends to the upper floors and exhibition areas, and offers a view down to the library and the Olympic Studies Centre.
Exhibition rooms with a surface of 3,400m2 / 11,152 square feet are reserved for permanent exhibitions and three zones for temporary exhibitions.
On the ground floor, an auditorium of 273 m2 / 895 square feet can seat 170 people.
Four meeting rooms : "Athens I", "Athens II", "Turin" and "Olympic Winter Games" able to accommodate 10 to 60 people, according to the configuration, are in the basement next to the library and on the top floor of the Museum.
The Olympic Museum restaurant and its terrace situated on the top floor with a panoramic view of Lake Geneva.
The underground floor include the Library, the Video Library and a small exhibition area. The Olympic Studies Centre's departments are also located at the same level.
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AGENDA
Come to the Olympic Museum Lausanne for exhibitions, lectures, concerts, etc.
 News from the Museum
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