mudac, in Lausanne, devotes its season to the links between magic and design, from 6 November 2026 to 11 April 2027. Two exhibitions share the museum at Plateforme 10.
Who organises it
mudac, the cantonal museum of contemporary design and applied arts, organises the season. It is located at Plateforme 10, the arts district of Lausanne.
What to find
The season brings together two exhibitions.
- « Hocus Pocus. Le design de l’invisible » (Hocus Pocus. The Design of the Invisible) traces the links between magic and design from the late 19th century to the present day. Visitors meet illusionists, technical inventions and popular arts.
- « Rencontrologie. Design pour des mondes magiques » (Encounterology. Design for Magical Worlds) presents today’s magical practices as technologies of relationship. The route combines immersive installations, ritual objects, speculative works and pieces from the mudac collection.
Practical information
- Dates, 6 November 2026 to 11 April 2027
- Opening days, Monday and Wednesday to Sunday (closed on Tuesdays); 24 and 31 December from 10 am to 5 pm; closed on 25 December and 1 January
- Venue, mudac, Plateforme 10, place de la Gare 17, 1003 Lausanne
- Prices, CHF 15 (one museum) or CHF 25 (three Plateforme 10 museums); reduced CHF 12 or 19; duo CHF 38 (three museums)
- Age, free for under-26s; free entry for everyone on the first Saturday of the month
- Access, 3 minutes’ walk from Lausanne station (metro M2, buses 1, 3, 21 and 60)
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Links
- Official site, mudac
- All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda
Sources
- Lausanne Tourisme, Magie et Design, accessed on 14 November 2026
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