Musée de l'Élysée

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Musée de l'Élysée
Musée de l'Élysée
Established	1985
Location	18, avenue de l'Élysée, 1014 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Coordinates	46°30′35″N 6°37′58″E / 46.5098°N 6.6328°E / 46.5098; 6.6328
Type	photography
Director	Sam Stourdzé
Website	www.elysee.ch

Musée de l'Élysée is a museum on Lausanne, Switzerland, entirely devoted to photography. It is a government-supported institution founded in 1985 by Charles-Henri Favrod in an 18th-century mansion.^[1]

The collection of more than 100,000 photographs includes those of colour pioneer Gabriel Lippmann right up to contemporary photographers such as Jeff Wall. The museum offers both collection and temporary exhibitions.

The entire collections of Ella Maillart and Nicolas Bouvier have been left to the museum after their deaths. Also in 2011 the museum acquired Charlie Chaplin's entire collection of photographs: around 10,000 photographs taken throughout Chaplin's career.

Notes and references

↑ Fete ses 25 ans Regeneration2 Press Kit

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