Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts
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The Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts is a major fine arts museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, renowned for its collections of Swiss and international art and its role within the Plateforme 10 arts district.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts canonical | 1 |
| Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3528784 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Context triple: [Lausanne, hasCulturalInstitution, Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts]
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Musée de l’Élysée
The Musée de l’Élysée is a renowned photography museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, dedicated to the preservation, exhibition, and study of photographic art and visual culture.
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Kunstmuseum Basel
Kunstmuseum Basel is a renowned art museum in Basel, Switzerland, celebrated for its extensive collection of fine art from the Renaissance to modern times, including major works by artists such as Paul Cézanne.
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Musée Jenisch Vevey
Musée Jenisch Vevey is an art museum in Vevey, Switzerland, renowned for its collections of works on paper, including prints and drawings, as well as Swiss and international paintings.
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Kunsthaus Zürich
Kunsthaus Zürich is one of Switzerland’s most important art museums, renowned for its extensive collection spanning from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, including major works by Swiss and international artists.
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Swiss National Museum
The Swiss National Museum is Switzerland’s largest cultural history museum, showcasing the nation’s art, artifacts, and historical heritage from prehistoric times to the present.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Target entity description: The Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts is a major fine arts museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, renowned for its collections of Swiss and international art and its role within the Plateforme 10 arts district.
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A.
Musée de l’Élysée
The Musée de l’Élysée is a renowned photography museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, dedicated to the preservation, exhibition, and study of photographic art and visual culture.
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B.
Kunstmuseum Basel
Kunstmuseum Basel is a renowned art museum in Basel, Switzerland, celebrated for its extensive collection of fine art from the Renaissance to modern times, including major works by artists such as Paul Cézanne.
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C.
Musée Jenisch Vevey
Musée Jenisch Vevey is an art museum in Vevey, Switzerland, renowned for its collections of works on paper, including prints and drawings, as well as Swiss and international paintings.
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D.
Kunsthaus Zürich
Kunsthaus Zürich is one of Switzerland’s most important art museums, renowned for its extensive collection spanning from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, including major works by Swiss and international artists.
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E.
Swiss National Museum
The Swiss National Museum is Switzerland’s largest cultural history museum, showcasing the nation’s art, artifacts, and historical heritage from prehistoric times to the present.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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fine arts museum ⓘ |
| architect |
Alberto Veiga
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Barozzi Veiga ⓘ Fabrizio Barozzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| buildingUse | museum ⓘ |
| collectionType |
Swiss art
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international art ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ works on paper ⓘ |
| coordinates | 46.517°N 6.629°E ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| floorCount | several levels including underground galleries ⓘ |
| formerLocation | Palais de Rumine ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionSpace |
permanent collection galleries
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temporary exhibition galleries ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
art conservation
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art research ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor |
Musée de l’Élysée
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surface form:
Musée de l’Elysée
mudac ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural property of regional significance in Switzerland ⓘ |
| inception | 1841 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstitution | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lausanne
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Lausanne railway station ⓘ
surface form:
Lausanne railway station district
Plateforme 10 arts district ⓘ Canton of Vaud ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Vaud
|
| notableFeature |
central public plaza shared with Plateforme 10 museums
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large brick-clad façade facing railway tracks ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Canton of Vaud ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | Lausanne railway station ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Romandy
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Canton of Vaud ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Vaud
|
| reopenedAtNewSite | 2019 ⓘ |
| significantCollection |
19th-century art
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20th-century art ⓘ Charles Gleyre works ⓘ Félix Vallotton works ⓘ Louis Soutter works ⓘ Swiss modern art ⓘ Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen works ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mcba.ch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Description of subject: The Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts is a major fine arts museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, renowned for its collections of Swiss and international art and its role within the Plateforme 10 arts district.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne