Hermitage Foundation

Hermitage Foundation

The Hermitage Foundation has two objectives: keep alive and promote a beautiful 19th century Lausanne residence and to ensure the development of a high-level museum in the field of Fine Arts. And organize yearly internationally renowned exhibitions.

THE PARK
It is to Jeanne-Marie Bugnion, wife of Charles-Juste Bugnion, the first owner of the house, that we owe the design of the park and the choice of species, rare and new for the time. Since that time, a vast esplanade, surrounded by a crown of majestic trees, faces the house. It offers a beautiful view of Lausanne Cathedral and Lake Geneva.

RESTAURANT
The construction of the building that now houses the Hermitage L’squisse restaurant was entrusted in 1857 to the architect Louis Joël. This Anglicizing-style brick building housed a dovecote, backed by an orangery. It was intended on the one hand to form a screen between the farm and the main building, and on the other hand, to enliven the park by bringing an original architectural element in fashion at the time.

THE FARM
The Hermitage farm houses various spaces intended to host the many activities organized by the Hermitage Foundation around its exhibitions.
Among these spaces, we can mention a place for educational activities, specifically adapted to the needs of children, as well as a room where conferences, seminars and concerts can be organized, in excellent acoustic and visual conditions (Auditorium Michel Bugnion).

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