A LOOK BACK AT THE PARIS 2024 GAMES

A selection of previously unseen photographs of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Lausanne Railway station

Exhibitions

To celebrate the ties that bind the city of Lausanne to the Olympic Movement and the 30th anniversary of its official designation as ‘Olympic Capital’, a selection of previously unseen photographs of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been on display since 19 December in the beating heart of the city: its railway station. Designed by the Olympic Museum with the participation of Photo Elysée and the support of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), the Lausanne Olympic Capital Foundation and the City of Lausanne, this exhibition adorns the lively corridors of the railway centre as well as its main north and south entrances, welcoming commuters and travellers. This exhibition at Lausanne station will enable all the people of Lausanne and station users to immerse themselves in the Olympic spirit, and will serve as an introduction to the ‘Sport in Focus’ exhibition to be presented jointly by the Olympic Museum and Photo Elysée in spring 2025.

Date

19 December 2024 - 30 September 2025

Place

More information available on the partner's website

Price

Free Entry

Information on the exhibition

For more than a century, major sporting events have been accompanied by images. To celebrate Lausanne Olympic Capital and the links between the Lausanne and the Olympic Movement, a selection of exclusive photos from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is being displayed this winter at the Train Station.

All of them come from the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s photo collections, which currently contain more than 900,000 images, the first of which date back to the Athens 1896 Games. The photos of the Paris 2024 Games, taken by the IOC’s official photographers, have been selected from among thousands of images. They capture the athletes’ speed and deftness of movement, their expressions of concentration and joy, and many highlights from across the events. The photographers have also experimented with the lavender hue that was the defining colour of Paris 2024 – a further demonstration of how sports photography opens up a host of creative possibilities.

In spring 2025, two of Lausanne’s museums will be shining a spotlight on sports photography, and the Olympic Games in particular. The “Sport in Focus” exhibition will showcase the vast photo collections of the Olympic Museum and the Photo Elysée museum.

Sport in Focus: Olympic Museum and Photo Elysée collections

Photo Elysée

Place de la Gare 17

28 March - 18 August 2025

Sport in Focus: Olympic Museum and Photo Elysée collections

Olympic Museum

Quai d’Ouchy 1

May – September 2025