Photo Élysée
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Photo Élysée, formerly known as Musée de l'Élysée, is a museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, entirely devoted to photography. It is a government-supported institution founded in 1985 by Charles-Henri Favrod. It was housed in an 18th-century mansion until October 2020.[2]
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Established | 1985 |
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Location | 18, avenue de l'Élysée, 1014 Lausanne, Switzerland. |
Coordinates | 46.5098°N 6.6328°E / 46.5098; 6.6328 |
Type | Photography |
Director | Tatyana Franck[1] |
Website | www.elysee.ch |
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The museum was temporarily closed from October 2020 until June 2022, as it was moving to a new building.[3] The new building is designed by Portuguese architects Aires Mateus. It has merged with two other museums; the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts.[1]
Succeeding Tatyana Franck, Nathalie Herschdorfer has been in charge since June 2022.[4]