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As much for the museum as for the park, the Hermitage doubly deserves its place in this top list. Twice as many reasons to go.
The setting is superb: a handsome pink mansion dating from 1851 houses the Fondation de l'Hermitage. The sloping park surrounding the house opens onto the lake. It's almost as if time has stood still on this estate, away from the hustle and bustle of urban life. Originally the property of banker Charles Juste Bugnion, the mansion welcomed the upper middle classes of Lausanne for social evenings.
Today, the Fondation de l'Hermitage collection includes over 600 works by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters, as well as artists from the Vaud region. Two exhibitions a year are devoted to the fine arts, with a particular focus on Western art of the 19th-20th centuries. In recent years, we have seen works by Nicolas de Staël, Achille Laugé, Magritte, Van Gogh... The visit is very pleasant and the works are well displayed.
The Fondation's park : rare species of trees have flourished for decades in this magnificent park. This beauty is the work of Jeanne-Marie Bugnion, wife of the original owner.
The bookshop sells fine art books.
The L'Esquisse restaurant, set up in the orangery during exhibitions, offers weekend brunches in addition to its regular menu.
Events: workshops, lectures, performances, guided tours for adults and children... Details and dates on the website.
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Manet, Cézanne, Monet, Van Gogh...".