Museum

Naturéum - Zoology department

Naturéum - Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne

Missing animals

The zoology department has a small but invaluable collection of extinct animals. One room is dedicated to them, and provides an overview of the current threats to biodiversity and the means to preserve it.

The comparative anatomy room
Designed for university teaching purposes, this "museum within a museum" has undergone few modifications and still offers its impressive display of rows of jars and skeletons. A showcase designed by artist Sabrina Biro and entitled "Monstre Double" (Double Monster) features animals with two heads. An exhibition on invertebrates completes the presentation.

Cryptozoology area
Our museum boasts the world's largest collection of cryptozoology, the science of animals we're not sure exist, with a dedicated area in the comparative anatomy room.


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Address

Naturéum - Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles
Place de la Riponne 6
1005 Lausanne

Date

To  24/12/2025  
every Tu to Su   10:00 - 17:00 h
26/12/2025 to 31/12/2025  
every Tu, We, Fr, Sa, Su   10:00 - 17:00 h
2/1/2026 to 5/4/2026  
every Tu to Su   10:00 - 17:00 h

Tues 11-18, Fri-Sun 11-17. Holidays 11-17. Closed January 1 and 2, December 25. Open on Easter and Whitsun Mondays.

Price

Free admission to permanent exhibitions

Contact

Naturéum - département de zoologie
Place de la Riponne 6
1014 Lausanne
info.zoologie@vd.ch
021 316 33 10

Category

  • Museum

Target groups

  • Also recommended for children

Topic

  • Animals

Services

  • Shop

Accessibility

  • Parking space

Memberships

  • Member of Verband der Museen der Schweiz VMS

Access conditions

  • Swiss Museum Pass: free admission

Webcode

farm.myswitzerland.com/UTjF8K