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Due to the current events related to the Covid-19 epidemic, ArtLab will keep its doors closed until at least April 30. We will keep you informed of any changes. We look forward to welcoming you as soon as this particular situation has passed.

ArtLab

Attached to the EPFL College of Humanities (CdH), Artlab presents temporary and long-term exhibitions that bring the world of science and the Humanities closer together. It also houses a Montreux Jazz Café in which it is possible to consult the festival’s audio-visual archives. Opened in the fall of 2016, the building was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.

The 3 pavilions of the building

Pavilion A (DataSquare)

Located in the northern part of the ArtLab building, open to the Esplanade, the Datasquare presents a long-term exhibition on the theme of big data.

Pavilion B

This space, the most spacious in the building, hosts temporary exhibitions that showcase, through technology, a scientific, artistic, historical and cultural heritage.

Montreux Jazz Café and Festival Archives

Located in the southern part of the building, on the lake side, this space is dedicated to the enhancement of the Montreux Jazz Festival archives, which are registered in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

Current exhibitions

To be seen in ArtLab EPFL

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Display of the workMultiple Bodies, Super Egos & Virtual Selves © LNCO / 2019 EPFL

Delving into self-consciousness at EPFL

Published:21.02.20 — What if the key to conveying complex scientific concepts like self-consciousness was to bring art and science together? From 25 February to 1 March, EPFL ArtLab will play host to the Immersive Lab, which offers visitors an interactive, multisensory experience.

«3D print still-life photography» © Nelles/Al-Badri

A conversation with EPFL's artist-in-residence, Nora Al-Badri

Published:19.11.19 — Nora Al-Badri talks about her unique work at the intersection of art, artificial intelligence, and cultural heritage. She is the first artist in a new residency program administered by the College of Humanities (CDH), and operationalized by ArtLab, which will host an exhibition of Al-Badri’s work next year.

The interactive Infinity Room 2 follows the Infinity Room I photographic exhibition © 2019 Alain Herzog

Infinity Room 2: EPFL's 50 years in eight installations

Published:14.11.19 — Infinity Room 2 is the second chapter of a two-part exhibition at ArtLab in honor of EPFL’s 50th anniversary this year. Eight installations, ranging from the photographic to the augmented, provide an interactive experience of the school’s academic, cultural, and architectural evolution, and bring a new dimension to institutional archives.

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