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Ticket breakdown: The Olympic Museum tickets cover the permanent galleries and current temporary exhibition; visits are self-guided, with a smartphone audio guide in 9 languages.
Additional access: This The Olympic Museum ticket also lets you use the interactive displays; Olympic Park’s gardens and sculptures can be explored, though the park itself is free.
Queues & access: Online booking supports direct QR entry and avoids desk purchase; it does not provide a separate fast-track lane, and busy days can still mean waits.
Good to know: Allow about 1.5–2 hours inside, or up to ~2–3 hours with the park.
Begin in Olympic Park, the free sculpture-filled grounds above Lake Geneva. Pass the Olympic flame, sports installations, and the 100-metre track before heading inside, where the museum shifts from open-air symbols to the story of the Games.
Start at Level 1 with Olympic World, the museum’s historical foundation. This section links ancient Olympia to Pierre de Coubertin, the Olympic rings, host-city identity, and the torch tradition.
Continue to Level 0 for Olympic Games, where the pace feels more competitive and object-led. Look for the torch collection, medal displays, athlete equipment, mascots, and opening-ceremony footage.
On the lower level, Olympic Spirit turns the focus from spectacle to preparation. Explore Olympic Village stories, training, and sport science, then try activities built around balance, reflexes, concentration, and accuracy.
Your visit is self-guided, with a smartphone audio guide Included in 9 languages. Unlike a fixed tour, it lets you slow down for torches and medals or move faster through films.
Most visitors spend about 1.5 to 2 hours inside, then ease into the terrace, shop, or lakeside paths. Olympic Park access is Included, though the gardens and sculptures are also free to visit without museum admission.
• If you’re visiting Lausanne on a fixed date, booking ahead removes day-of purchase uncertainty.
• Before paying full price, check whether you already qualify for included or discounted entry through a city or travel pass. That can change whether you need a separate ticket at all.
• Most visitors approach through Olympic Park at Quai d’Ouchy 1. A north-side approach with adapted parking is available for visitors who need easier access.
• Online tickets take you to museum access control, but no separate skip-the-line or priority-security lane exists.
• This ticket is the standard self-guided museum entry, with all-day access on your selected date. It includes the indoor galleries, interactive exhibits, and Olympic objects such as torches, medals, and athlete equipment.
• A smartphone audio guide is included in 9 languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. You don’t need to download an app.
• Olympic Park sits on the same site, but it is free to visit even without a museum ticket. Meals are not included.
• The current experience suits independent visitors who want full flexibility. Most visits take about 1.5–2 hours, while deeper visits can stretch to ~2–3 hours with films, interactives, and time in the grounds.
• The included audio guide adds structure without locking you into a group schedule. It is the main verified interpretation option for individual visitors.
• Lausanne City Pass and Swiss Travel Pass include museum admission, while the Lausanne Transport Card reduces the adult rate instead of making it free. If you hold one of these, a separate ticket can be unnecessary.
• The museum also sells a narrower temporary-exhibition-only admission officially. First-time visitors usually get better value from the full museum ticket because it covers the main three-level experience.
• Children aged 15 and under enter free when accompanied by an adult. If you’re booking reduced or pass-based entry, carry the proof needed for validation.
• The museum is partially wheelchair-accessible, not fully step-free across every route. If access needs are specific, confirm the north-side route and internal circulation before buying.
• Guide dogs are welcome.
Outside the museum building, Olympic Park is the free sculpture-and-garden area most visitors cross before entering. It includes 43 sports-themed sculptures, a 100-metre running track, and the Olympic flame, so you can add a lakeside stop even without an indoor ticket.
Access: Yes — free; no museum ticket required
The Olympic Studies Centre is the IOC’s research and archive unit, sometimes mistaken for part of the public museum route. It supports Olympic heritage and scholarship, but a standard museum ticket does not include archive access or a separate visitor tour.
Access: No — not included with museum admission
Origins, Symbols and Host-City History – Level 1
Start on Level 1, where the route introduces ancient Olympia, Pierre de Coubertin, Olympic rings, torches, mascots, and ceremony footage. This upper-floor sequence sets the chronology before you descend into the competition-focused galleries below.
Competition, Medals and Athlete Equipment – Level 0
At mid-route on Level 0, the focus shifts to the Games themselves: medals, sporting equipment, historic images, and competition footage. Broad galleries and screens keep the pace moving before the more participatory lower level.
Athlete Life, Training and Interactive Challenges – Lower Exhibition Level
Finish on the lower exhibition level, where training, Olympic Village life, and sport science take over. Interactive stations for balance, reflexes, and concentration make this the most hands-on zone, and often the longest family stop.
Temporary Exhibition on Innovation and Future Sport
Usually visited after the permanent route, this changing exhibition space looks at sports technology, broadcasting, refereeing, and the future of the Games. Treat it as a specialist detour rather than your main first-time museum circuit.
Outdoor Sculpture Park and Running Track
Before entry or after the galleries, the free park extends the visit with sports-themed sculptures, the Olympic flame, and a 100-metre track. Follow the lake-facing paths as a low-pressure outdoor loop around the museum building.
Olympic Museum installation (21st century). Location: Olympic World, Level 1. This installation sets up the Games’ ancient roots. Notice how athletic competition sits beside ritual, architecture, and civic identity. Pro tip: Pause in the center before moving to the side panels.
Olympic Museum reconstruction (21st century). Location: Olympic World, Level 1. A key link to Olympia’s sacred setting. Look for the statue’s scale and seated pose.
Various makers (19th–20th century). Location: Olympic World, Level 1. This section explains how the modern Olympics were revived. Focus on the ideas behind internationalism, education, and sport.
Pierre de Coubertin (1913). Location: Olympic World, Level 1. One of the movement’s clearest symbols. Notice the simple five-ring design and how repetition gives the emblem meaning.
Various designers (1936–present). Location: Olympic World, Level 1. A signature display tracing host-city design through a ritual object. Compare shapes, materials, and technology.
Various designers and makers (20th–21st century). Location: Olympic World, Level 1. This display shows how each Games reflects its city and era. Look for changes in graphics and messaging.
Various designers (1968–present). Location: Olympic World, Level 1. These figures show how host cities create a public image system. Notice shifts with media trends.
Olympic Museum audiovisual installation (21st century). Location: Olympic World, Level 1. This film condenses the spectacle of the Games’ first night. Watch how music and choreography tell a story.
Various makers (20th–21st century). Location: Olympic Games, Level 0. Original equipment brings performance to human scale. Compare changes in safety and technique.
Various artists and mints (1896–present). Location: Olympic Games, Level 0. One of the museum’s most remembered displays. Notice design shifts over time.
Olympic Museum audiovisual installations (21st century). Location: Olympic Games, Level 0. These screens reconnect objects to movement and sound. Watch how replays turn moments into memories.
Olympic Museum installation (21st century). Location: Olympic Spirit, lower exhibition level. This section explains the athletes’ life between events. Focus on space, routine, and logistics.
Address: The Olympic Museum is at Quai d'Ouchy 1, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland. Neighbourhood: Ouchy on Lake Geneva. View on Google Maps
Address: The Olympic Museum is at Quai d'Ouchy 1, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland. Neighbourhood: Ouchy on Lake Geneva. View on Google Maps
Discover how innovation has transformed the Olympic Games, from advances in broadcasting and timekeeping to new sports and esports. Explore the evolution of Olympic technology and imagine the future of sport. Included with all-exhibitions admission.
Don’t start in Olympic Spirit; the balance and reflex stations hold attention early and weaken the intended top-down story.
Begin in Olympic World on Level 1, then descend to Olympic Games; you’ll avoid backtracking and connect symbols to objects.
At the Olympic torch collection in Olympic World, stand square-on from the center aisle; the sequence compares cleanly without angled distortion.
Read the Olympic medal collection in Olympic Games from one end first; the changing shapes make more sense chronologically.
If Olympic Spirit activity stations are occupied, detour to the Olympic Village displays first; short queues form fastest around hands-on challenges.
Use the opening-ceremony film in Olympic World as a reset point; seated viewing breaks screen fatigue before the denser Level 0 cases.
In Olympic Park, pause halfway below the Olympic flame and look uphill; the slope aligns flame, museum façade, and lake.
Save the 100-metre running track in Olympic Park for last; movement resets attention better than stepping straight into the shop.
Advance booking is useful because it secures your museum admission before you travel and avoids ticket-desk uncertainty.
No, this ticket is sold as all-day entry rather than a guided departure. Even so, open-day admission does not mean instant access, and the museum still warns that busy days can involve a wait before exhibitions.
No. Standard admission does not include skip-the-line lane or priority security. Prebooking mainly removes the need to buy at the desk, but busy days can still involve waiting before entering the exhibitions.
Standard admission covers the museum’s main self-guided experience, including the permanent galleries, current temporary exhibitions, interactive exhibits, Olympic artifacts, and the included smartphone audio guide. It is the most complete choice for first-time visitors.
Yes. Standard admission is the fuller first-time option because it includes the permanent museum route and the current temporary exhibition. A temporary-exhibition-only ticket exists officially, but it gives a narrower visit focused on that exhibition alone.
Re-entry is not allowed, so plan on one continuous visit. If stepping out matters to you, check your booking confirmation before leaving the museum.
Yes. Standard admission covers the signature parts of the museum, including the torch displays, medal collection, athlete equipment, films, and interactive zones spread across the three permanent exhibition themes.
Olympic Park is free to visit with or without a museum ticket. Buy admission for the indoor exhibitions; use the park, gardens, sculptures, and running-track area as a lakeside extension before or after your visit.
For most visitors, the self-guided ticket is enough because it already includes a smartphone audio guide in nine languages. A live guided format is available only as a private group service, not a standard public ticket upgrade.
The included smartphone audio guide is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. It runs on your phone without an app download, so arrive with a charged device.
You may not need a separate paid ticket. Admission is included with the Lausanne City Pass and Swiss Travel Pass, while the Lausanne Transport Card gives a reduced museum rate rather than free entry.
