Amazing experience - highly recommended! - This was the best museum I have ever been to. There was so much to see, with a lot of interactive exhibits, and a wealth of information. The gardens were beautiful.

Superb museum - Beautiful museum, dense with information that employs multiple media to detail the history of the games and deliver full of relevant anecdotes about Olympism from its beginning to the present day. I just didn’t see the time go by, it was captivating. If you love sports and antiquity, look no further: this museum is for you!

A must see in spite of the 18 francs - Take two hours and let yourself be captivated by this new and innovative museum. I can't deny that I've been emotional on several occasions. And amused in the various multimedia games. See the Olympics in ancient Greece and then get to the modern era and retraces images known and not known not to mention the various torches and mennea shoes... go there!!!! Deserves deserves deserves

Fascinating Olympics Museum visit - Olympics Museum As a fan of the Olympics, I was giddy to be in the presence of greatness. I learned a lot of things, most especially the contribution of the founder. My favorite part is the original Olympic flag displayed here. The torch, costumes, mascots, and memorabilia of each and every player is interesting to see. This was also free from the Swiss Travel Pass. The Olympics Museum garden is fun to visit as well overlooking Lake Geneva outside.

Imperfect if you like sports! - Very interesting to see the exhibition of items related to the Olympics! I loved seeing our pet in evidence! Knowing the facts of historical events is remembering and recognizing the importance of sports!

A journey into the past of the Games - We left by boat from the town of Evian les Bains, we made a 35-minute crossing of Lake Geneva to Lausanne. When we got there, we took the lake promenade to the Olympic Museum. A pleasant walk, well appointed with a magnificent view. To our surprise, the climb to the museum is via countless steps, with huge statues on the sides that evoke sport, ancient Greece, effort. The names of cities and years of the Olympic editions are entered on the marches. The interior is large on several floors, it is quiet is very quiet. A history of games from antiquity through the renovation of 1896 plunges us into the past. Old outfits, as well as interactive animations allow you to relive great moments.

Why is the name of the museum in English???? - We are on the French version of TripAdvisor, Lausanne is a francophone city, its founder was French so why is it listed in English??? It is a kind of totally unjustified expropriation! The museum is expensive and its interest quite limited, perhaps because part of it was closed (the basement ) without any discount on the price for that matter. Probably reserved for fetishists of sports outfits and equipment given their abundance! The excellence claimed in the field of sport does not extend to spelling since mistakes abound on the explanatory signs: the past participle “regulated” is marked with a final “t”, we speak of the “underground” network of the London Underground, “road cycling included” instead of “includes”, etc. This will reinforce some in the idea that athletes are angry with the "intellect". The building is very beautiful as well as the park and the sculptures that populate it. Perfect welcome.

Meh - We expected more artifacts from past Olympic events and locations. Not much to do. Difficult to see videos in the viewing room. I didn’t see any medals from past events. The grounds and lake view were beautiful. Otherwise, this was a no-hum visit.

poor museum - I was amazed the glowing reviews of this museum . The entrance park and sculptures promised a lot and I was really looking forward to seeing the museum. A word of warning it is a bit of a trek from main road via steep steps or path to the building . A beautiful setting with lovely views of the area. For me the museum was very limited with a large area taken by a shop and the top floor was a restaurant,both seem more important than the museum which in essence was just one floor. This floor was interesting but for us not worth the visit. Expected a lot more of an organisation which has such a history of sports events. I know sponsorship is important but a large wall displays the major sponsors of the games and took up a space that could have displayed more olympic history.

Rude confrontational staff ruined this - I went with my wife and it was ok until there was an incident with a member of staff which I’m still trying to fully comprehend hours later. Unfortunately it’s ruined our experience. I will try and explain here. I had a bottle of water with me as I have issues with a throat infection and water helps. Even without the throat infection I usually carry water around as I like to stay hydrated. On the third level I was approached by a member of staff and told I couldn’t have a bottle of water in the museum. I had nearly finished it and was happy to give it up but was told to follow her, which was odd. I did, presuming she was leading me to a bin. She wasn’t. She took me to another part of the floor and then told me I had to leave the area and I think exit the exhibit area, and that I could go to a cafe if I wanted to drink. Her tone was rude, unfriendly and disrespectful and she acted as if should have known about the no water rule. She wasn’t interested when I tried to explain that some people carried water for health reasons. The way she spoke to me put my back up and having already followed her to a different part of the museum, I wasn’t prepared to leave in order to get rid of the offending water bottle so I said “this is ridiculous” and gave her the nearly empty water bottle as I wanted to get back to looking at the exhibits. I thought and presumed this was the end of it but when outside the museum I was approached by her, her manager and a burly security guard. It was obvious my wife and I were trying to get our bearings before moving on. This was about 30 minutes later. I was very surprised that this was brought up again but what followed was truly ridiculous. The manager told me she had been crying and had “felt threatened” by my behaviour because I had shouted at her. When I pointed out that I hadn’t shouted, because I hadn’t’, she confirmed that this was the case and he must have misunderstood, but there was no apology offered to me. By this stage the security guard was coming closer and I felt a bit threatened myself. There was also a crowd of people watching which was humiliating and unfair on my wife and I as we had done absolutely nothing wrong. I tried to explain the situation from my perspective. Not being allowed to drink water wasn’t the main issue. The main issue was the rudeness, insistence on leaving despite my willingness to give the water up, and the wrongful accusation of shouting and suggestion of theatening behaviour. We did discuss the no water rule though. I was unaware that I couldn’t have water and didn’t anticipate it due to it not being a rule at other museums that I had been to before. I explained this and said I’d been to museums all of the world. I’ve been to the Louvre, guggenheim, all the major museums in London etc and never known a no water rule. “But this is the Olympic museum” was the argument put forward as if a pair of swimming shorts worn by Eddie the Eal were somehow more valuable than a priceless painting by John Constable. The manager dealt with it very badly and just showed no empathy or common sense but the whole thing shouldn’t have happened in the first place and it was all of their making. This was such a ridiculous situation. I’m trying to find it funny but actually can’t believe I was treated like this today. I think the no water rule is potentially discriminatory anyway but certainly they need to better advertise it and deal with situations like this in better. You cannot treat paying customers like this and you cannot accuse people of shouting and threatening behaviour then retract and not apologise. I didn’t shout, didn’t swear, and certainly didn’t threaten anyone. I was prepared to give the water up and totally fine with obeying rules after they were pointed out. I’m actually not even sure what I am supposed to have done but ie was a dreadful experience