Art Brut in Switzerland. From the origins of the collection to today
50 years

Art Brut in Switzerland. From the origins of the collection to today

Activities and events

Reduced exhibition from February 2 - 27

Due to the installation of our upcoming exhibition, the full admission price will change to CHF 6.- from 2 to 27 February.

Current and upcoming exhibitions at the Collection of Art Brut

Laure Pigeon Laure Pigeon, infinitely blue
Ongoing

From 10 October 2025 to 1 February 2026 

Laure Pigeon, infinitely blue

This new presentation dedicated to this historic figure of Art Brut reveals a broad collection of works, some unpublished, where graphic power, confident gesture, and a sense of composition are evident.


Opening hours

Every day from 11 am to 6 pm (except Mondays)

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Permanent exhibition
Year-round

Permanent exhibition

The museum constantly displays part of its collection, including works by major creators such as Aloïse Corbaz, Augustin Lesage, Marguerite Sirvins, and Auguste Walla. The Art Brut pieces are created by self-taught artists—solitary individuals living on the margins of society, patients of psychiatric hospitals—who produce work apart from tradition and artistic trends, without concern for public criticism or the gaze of others.


Opening hours

Every day from 11 am to 6 pm (except Mondays)

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Art Brut in Switzerland – From the Origins of the Collection to the Present
Upcoming

From 28 February 2026 to 27 September 2026 

Art Brut in Switzerland – From the Origins of the Collection to the Present

The exhibition Art Brut in Switzerland – From the Origins of the Collection to the Present, celebrating 50 years of creation and artistic freedom, between unknown masterpieces and fascinating stories, where Switzerland saw the birth of an aesthetic revolution.


Opening hours

Every day from 11 am to 6 pm (except Mondays)

Opening reception

On 27 February 2026 17:30 

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Books and objects about outsider art

ARL

Boutique - ARL

Poster : 128 x 89.5 cm

L'Art Brut de Jean Dubuffet, aux origines de la collection  Jean Dubuffet's Art Brut, the origins of the collection (2016)  New edition 2020

Jean Dubuffet's Art Brut, the origins of the collection (2016) New edition 2020

L'Art Brut de Jean Dubuffet, aux origines de la collection [Jean Dubuffet's Art Brut, the origins of the collection], directed by Sarah Lombardi, with texts by Sarah Lombardi a.o., Lausanne, Paris: Collection de l'Art Brut, Flammarion, 2016, 224 pp, 170 color illus., bilingual French/English.

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Gregory Blackstock - The World Landmark Buildings

50 ans d'affiches de la Collection de l'Art Brut 50 posters from the Art Brut Collection

50 posters from the Art Brut Collection

50 posters from the Collection of Art Brut, edited by Sarah Lombardi, texts by Sarah Lombardi and Werner Jeker, Lausanne/Milan, Collection of Art Brut/5 Continents Editions, 2026, 120 pages, bilingual French/English edition.