Maison d'Ailleurs

Geschichte

The Maison d'Ailleurs is a museum of science fiction, utopia and extraordinary journeys in Yverdon-les-Bains . It is a non-profit foundation functioning both as a public museum and a specialized research center.The archives of the museum contain around 70,000 documents related to science fiction or utopia, including some very old or unique pieces. The collections of the museum are used for iconographic purposes or research . The Maison d'Ailleurs thus represents an important research and documentation center.In parallel, the museum presents from two to three temporary exhibitions per year, around the main themes of science fiction and its artists: H. R. Giger, John Howe, James Gurney, Caza, Jean Fontaine, etc.. The exhibitions favour diversity and openness towards the world, in order to reach a broad audience. The museum also offers itinerary exhibitions and regularly presents its work in Switzerland and abroad. Half a dozen exhibitions are rented per year on average.The Maison d'Ailleurs is the only public institution of its kind in the world. It has the status of a non-profit foundation, and therefore isn't directly a communal museum. The Foundation manages the collections owned by the city of Yverdon-les-Bains in the building it has been provided with. Five to seven members of the Foundation board are chosen by the municipality of Yverdon-les-Bains, while two others come from the association Amis de la Maison d'Ailleurs .