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Collection de l'Art Brut

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 22 attractions in Lausanne
Traveler Description: The Musee de L’Art Brut is appropriately in a somewhat strange and out-of-the-way location for most tourists.  However, public transportation allows... more »
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Attraction type: Art museum
Address: 11 av des Bergieres Lausanne 1004
Switzerland
Tel: 41 21 315 25 70
Fax: 41 21 315 25 71

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Reviews of Collection de l'Art Brut

( 1-5 of 5 )
1 of 5 stars
piedude
Apr 13, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

It sucked. I've never been so bored in my life. Just a lot of naked people. I see enough of those at home. more

Aug 25, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

Although difficult to initially find via the bus, ( you need to get off at Beaulieu) this gallery is one of the most interesting that I have had the pleasure to visit. A simple facade hides both the depth and size of the collection, and once inside, the collection is one of abject fascination for both public and clinical interest.... more

5 of 5 stars
England
Jun 26, 2005

A fascinating but also quite disturbing collection of 'outsider art'. I wasn't aware of what I was going to see when I visited this museum but was blown away by the kind of artworks that were on display. As the previous reviewer said, some of the work was quite accomplished but other pieces, very child-like. My conclusion was that there... more

5 of 5 stars
Perth, Australia
May 24, 2005

Le Collection de L'Art Brut is possibly the most interesting art gallery I've ever seen, and a definite highlight of my visit to Lausanne. It's a collection of 'outsider art' - visual artwork created mostly by schizophrenics, manic-depressives, and other psychiatric patients. Some of the art is brilliant, while some of it is less technically proficient (even childish in its... more

Nov 20, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

Eine tief beeindruckende Ausstellung zum Thema Outsider Art. Die Leidensgeschichten, die seelischen Schmerzen und die Besessenheit, die jeden dieser Künstler... more

Reviews of Collection de l'Art Brut

( 1-5 of 5 )
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Collection de l'Art Brut Address

11 av des Bergieres, Lausanne 1004, Switzerland
Tel: 41 21 315 25 70 Fax: 41 21 315 25 71