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

News

Computational thinking unites art, education, and culture at ArtLab

Published:20.02.19 — At the Thinking Machines – Machine Thinking symposium on February 14, expert talks on issues ranging from the birth of cryptography to engineering education and cultural preservation shared a common thread: computational thinking.

What can 13th-century computational theory teach us about art today?

Published:31.01.19 — At an international symposium at EPFL’s ArtLab, attendees will discover the birth of computational thinking – and its impact on writing, art, and the preservation of cultural heritage – through the works of 13th-century philosopher Ramon Llull.

Artlab offers free guided tours of Thinking Machines

Published:18.01.19 — EPFL ArtLab organizes free guided tours of the exhibition Thinking Machines. Ramon Llull and the ars combinatoria. These visits are led by Anne-Gaëlle Lardeau, manager of ArtLab.

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