Olympic Museum Museum

Address: Quai d’Ouchy 1, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland

Website: https://www.olympicmuseum.swiss/

The Olympic Museum in Lausanne is a museum dedicated to the history and values of the modern Olympic movement, located on the shores of Lake Geneva in the Ouchy district. It functions as the principal public museum interpreting Olympic history and culture.

Exhibits combine trophies, torches, medals and athletes’ objects with interactive and multimedia displays that cover multiple editions of the Games, Olympic ideals and the organization of the International Olympic Committee. The museum’s outdoor spaces include sculptures and terraces with views over the lake.

Opened in the early 1990s, the museum has undergone redevelopment to add modern exhibition technologies and expand visitor facilities. It operates alongside the IOC headquarters in Lausanne and serves as a focal point for Olympic education and temporary exhibitions.

Located in Ouchy on the Lausanne waterfront, the museum is accessible from central Lausanne by public transport and sits directly above lakeside promenades and parks.

• Lake views: The museum sits on the Ouchy lakeshore and has terraces with clear views across Lake Geneva, making late afternoon light a good time for photos.
• Visitor services: Audio guides and multilingual displays are available to explain objects such as torches, medals and athletes’ memorabilia.

What to See#

• Permanent galleries: Permanent galleries presenting objects, images and multimedia that trace the modern Olympic movement from its 19th-century revival to the present.
• Olympic Park and sculpture terrace: A lakeside park and sculpture trail that displays monuments and commemorative works related to the Olympic Games, adjacent to the museum.

The Olympic Museum (Musée Olympique) is in Ouchy on the shores of Lake Geneva in Lausanne. Take Lausanne’s Metro Line M2 to the Ouchy-Olympique stop; the museum is a very short walk (about 3-5 minutes) from that station. By car, Lausanne is about 60 km (around an hour) northeast of Geneva on the A1 motorway.

• Take Lausanne's metro M2 to Ouchy-Olympique for the most direct public-transport access to the Olympic Museum and lakeside park.
• Combine the museum visit with a lakeside walk in Ouchy-the museum's multimedia displays and temporary exhibitions pair well with the outdoor Olympic sculptures and the waterfront setting.