Nuit des musées Lausanne 2024

The SAPA Foundation cordially invites young and old to discover its collections during this glamorous edition with fun activities: Look forward to workshops, a torchlight tour and a new treasure hunt!

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Ideas lab

SAPA invites you to discover the Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts in a playful and unusual way by means of the diverse tasks of the archiving profession.

Time: 14.00 - 00.00 h

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Treasure hunt: around the world in 45 minutes

Did you know that stage artists travel all over the world with their productions? Maurice Béjart was no exception! Perhaps you can help him find the treasure so that he can tell you his secret?

Time: 15.15, 18.00, 19.45, 22.30 | from 6 years, limited places

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Origami in large format

In this workshop for parents and children, old large-format posters from the SAPA Foundation's archives are transformed into origami artworks of unusual size.

Time: 16.00, 18.45 | from 6 years, limited places

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Souffleurs de temps

Workshop for adults, parents and children

What if we brought the dormant archives at SAPA to life so that they could tell us their story? Discover the Souffleurs de temps project! You choose an archive document and invent its own story.

Time: 14.15, 17.00 | from 6 years, limited places

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Flashlight tour

Awaken your senses and discover the hidden secrets of our archive with a flashlight. A guided tour in the dark shines a spotlight on the treasures of the performing arts that are otherwise inaccessible to the general public.

Time: 16.30, 19.15, 21.00 | limited places

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Book exchange

Give our books a new life! The SAPA library in Lausanne has a new look and is giving away some of its dance literature. Classics and rarities, old and contemporary, can be taken away free of charge.

Time: 21.00 - 00.00 hrs