The Olympic Museum


Visiting the Olympic Museum in Lausanne , you can learn the whole history of the Olympics, starting from antiquity and ending with modernity. And all this is possible, not thanks to computer technology, but to the ingenious Pierre de Coubertin, who in the 1990s had the idea of ​​discovering something that would become the embodiment of the spirit of sports games.

It will not be superfluous to note that the museum is located on the shores of Lake Geneva , in a picturesque place, which is definitely worth a visit, primarily because you rest here not only physically, but also mentally.

What to see in the Museum of the Olympic Games in Lausanne?

On the steps of the building, the dates of all the Olympics are stamped out and everyone who walks on them feels as if he were rising to Olympus. By the way, the museum exposition is one of the most popular places not only for tourists, but also for the indigenous inhabitants of one of the resort cities of Switzerland .

So, in the first hall everyone has the opportunity to see the diaries of Pierre de Coubertin, who wrote down his thoughts on the revival of the Olympic Games. It is worth noting that the entire exposition is presented by interactive exhibits: somewhere you need to pull out a book to start the video, somewhere you need to click on the button and you can find out what kinds of sports were introduced in such and such a year.

There is a separate room with wands. Here is told about their design and torchbearers. In all halls there are soft pouffes, chairs - this creates a feeling of not strict museum space, but a playground. Much of the exposure can be picked up, touched, touched, turned around, and so on, for example, the matter from which sportswear was previously created. This tissue material can also be compared with what is produced now.

Also in the courtyard of the Olympic Museum you can see a monument, of course, there are many of them in Lausanne, but there is only one dedicated to cyclists.

How to get there?

The fastest way is to reach the metro. In the Lausanne subway there are only two branches, M1 and M2. We need a second line. We leave at the Gare stop.