Exhibition
What will the traces left behind by our era look like?
In this temporary exhibition, Chillon Castle invites the ECAL / University of Art and Design Lausanne to take a contemporary look at its rooms, objects, inscriptions and atmospheres. Students from the Bachelor’s programmes in Graphic Design, Media & Interaction Design and Photography, and the Master’s programme in Type Design, explore this living heritage, capturing its forms, images, letters and motifs.
From this fruitful collaboration emerge contemporary, sensitive and sometimes unexpected works, in which history, design and creativity interplay. These are ‘Relics of the Future’, imagined today to tell Chillon’s story in a new light tomorrow.
In partnership with ECAL / University of Art and Design Lausanne.
Find all the activities for the year in our calendar (In French).
All dates
From 17 September 2026 to 24 April 2027
Schedule
Monument opening hours
Price
Admission at no extra charge
Our events linked to the exhibition:
- GUIDED TOURS: Saturdays 31 October, 21 November and 6 March 2027, from 2.15 pm to 3.30 pm
Explore the exhibition alongside a castle guide and students from ECAL.
- SWISS CASTLES DAY: Sunday 4 October from 10.00 to 17.00
Take a journey along the medieval Via Francigena and follow the trail of craftsmanship through the centuries. ECAL students will be creating their works live on the theme of stone carving and typography.
- AUTUMN WORKSHOPS for 8–12-year-olds
Illumination workshops – Tuesdays 13 and 20 October, 10.00–16.00
Collage workshops – Thursdays 15 and 22 October, 10.00–16.00
- FAMILY DAYS AT THE MUSEUMS – the weekend of 7 and 8 November, 10.00–16.00
Join us for a linocut workshop inspired by selected works from the temporary exhibition.
- WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS AGED 16 AND OVER
- Illumination workshops on Sunday 1 November and Sunday 18 April 2027, from 1 pm to 5 pm
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- Collage workshop on Sunday 21 March 2027, from 1 pm to 5 pm
Discover the art of calligraphy and illumination with Rachelle Pouthier, a specialist in the field.
Try your hand at the art of collage alongside Carole Turini, a collage artist.