Lausanne: two museums under one and new roof |Lake

Platform 10, the Lausanne arts district, reveals its new face.After the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in 2019, the second building, which houses Mudac (Design) and Photo Elysée, is finished.He will host his first exhibitions in June 2022.

The public will be able to discover this weekend the ingenious architecture of this new cube, where the two museums are as placed on each other, with only anchor points.In the middle, a vitreous fireplace that undulates, a "flaw" with 72 white concrete facets which links and separates at the same time the two institutions.

Beauty of the lines

"Those who love the beauty of the lines will be served," observed the state councilor Cesla Amarelle on Thursday during the keys.The building - which is not immediately perceived by the structure - is an architectural prowess."He lives with light," slipped Pascal Broulis.

Over the project, with each small change, it was necessary to redo the engineering calculations and the physical model."We have a collection of 14 models", amused the Portuguese architect Manuel Aires Mateus who worked closely with the engineer Rui Furtado.

Enthusiasm

MUDAC and Photo Elysée directors did not hide their enthusiasm in front of this specially designed place to host their temporary collections and exhibitions.Museums will see their exhibition surfaces double, nearly 1500 m2 each.

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"It has been almost seven years to work hard to build this setting," said, with emotion, photo director Elysée Tatyana Franck.It is a big leap for the two museums, which so far occupied two master's houses in town.

Differentiated lights

The two institutions will keep very distinct identities.Above, place in Mudac, its zenithale light and its open exhibition spaces.Everything is modular as desired, except the place devoted to mediation.It is "capital" to place the public at the center of our concerns, insists the director Chantal Prod'Hom.

Below, Photo Elysée has controlled lighting, to preserve its collections.Here too the space can be partitioned to present various exhibitions or remain open.

The building does not yet contain works.The transfer is planned in a year, the time to stabilize climates in the reserves.The Elysée will have three reserves: one to 6 degrees for the negatives on flexible supports, one to 10 degrees for color prints and one to 17 degrees for monochrome prints.

Christian Marclay

For the opening weekend, the artist Christian Marclay, winner in 2011 of the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale, received carte blanche to make a large "unpacking".He drew from the collections of the two museums to create new digital projections.

The artist offers two different installations, reflection of distinct identities of museums.One is discovered on the photo walls Elysée, the other on 160 flat screens placed on MUDAC floor.Preferably in the evening, he advises.

Evolutions

A stone's throw from the CFF station, the two emblematic buildings of platform 10 are now built, but the museum site will still evolve.Are announced in particular: new trees, a green access ramp, a garden on a part of the roof, without forgetting a new coffee and a restaurant.

The building devolved to Mudac and the Elysée has cost some 100 million francs.Budget and calendar have been held.The State of Vaud paid 40 million, the city of Lausanne 20 million.The project provides for a private contribution of 40 million, 35 of which have been gathered with patrons and sponsors for the moment.

This article was published automatically.Source: ATS