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Photo Elysée


Photo Elysée is one of the most important museums dedicated to photography. Located at Plateforme 10, the arts district of Lausanne, Switzerland, the museum presents exhibitions of renowned artists, supports emerging talents, and explore contemporary visual culture. Founded in 1985, Photo Elysée aims to question photography as a representation of the world, promote image education, and enrich the history of photography with new narratives.
With one of the largest and most varied photography collections in the world, Photo Elysée welcomes those curious about images. Rooted in the present, accessible, and engaged, it champions the multiple voices of photography. Its collection includes over one million items, ranging from the earliest processes of the 1840s to digital images. Among the photographic archives, there are works by Sabine Weiss, René Burri, Jan Groover, Gertrude Fehr, Charlie Chaplin, Ella Maillart, and Nicolas Bouvier.
Photo Elysée is a museum of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, managed by the Plateforme 10 Foundation.