LAUSANNE IN MOTION
Museum of Fine Arts to open its doors
After several years of work, the big day has finally arrived: the new Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts (m-cba) will open to the public on 5 October in Plateforme 10 on the Place de la Gare.
February will see a change of scenery with the first of the year’s nine temporary exhibitions, À fleur de peau (Under the Skin), Vienna 1900, Klimt, Schiele and Kokoschka, and the opening of the permanent collection. This free exhibition will display 300 works of art from the Vaud region, dating from the 18th century all the way up to the present day, for which there was no room in the m-cba’s smaller former premises at the Palais de Rumine. The Jardin d’Hiver biennial exhibitions will be launched in June 2020, and will showcase the work of local contemporary artists.
Its new home, which was designed by Spanish architecture firm EBV, is of an international size and standing, giving the museum the opportunity to accept plenty of donations from collectors and patrons. The inaugural display returns the favour by making artwork provided over the years by private donors the star of the show. The Atlas – A Cartography of Donations exhibition will run until 16 February 2020, filling the entire building with loaned and donated pieces along with works by Vallotton, Rodin, Klee, Balthus, Giovanni Giacometti and many more.
Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts, opens 5 October: Plateforme 10, Place de la Gare 16, 1003 Lausanne www.mcba.ch 28