A vast new arts hub called Plateforme 10 has opened in the Swiss city of Lausanne with the aim to revitalize the surrounding area through culture. Poised to become a new “arts district,” Plateforme 10 spans 25,000 square meters, the equivalent of five football fields.
Lausanne’s art scene has been long overshadowed by those of Geneva, Zurich, and Basel. The level of investment in the new project is a testament to the city’s desire to compete. The new building cost CHF 200 million , 40 percent of which was financed by the canton , 20 percent by the city of Lausanne, and 40 percent by investors, organizers said.
Also on site is a building designed by the Catalan architectural agency EBV for the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts , which opened two years ago. All three museums—Photo Elysée, MUDAC, and MCBA—were previously in separate buildings. “The site of the former car repair factory is gigantic and relatively calm and it means we can coordinate exhibitions along a common theme,” Gyger said. “Inaugurating a new, huge art center doesn’t happen often.”
More to the point what is inside the building.
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