We are delighted to organise our first Kallikrein Symposium into a special place, the International Olympic Committee Congress Center, part of the Olympic Museum. Please, let us introduce you this uncommon place.

Lausanne is the home of the International Olympic Committee headquarters, with a museum to preserve the heritage of the Olympic Games. The museum is a fascinating introduction to the development of the Olympic Games movement.

The Olympic Museum is the museum of an idea. This idea was 99 years old on the inaugural day, 23rd June 1993, and this date coincides with the foundation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894. The conception is called Olympism which is the philosophy of uniting sport, art and culture.

The construction of the present museum began in 1988 following the acquisition of properties located on the slopes overlooking Lake Geneva at Ouchy.

In 1995, the Olympic Museum was honoured with the "European Museum of the Year Award", under the auspices of the Council of Europe. The museum has now become Lausanne's main permanent attraction and has welcomed more than 2,000,000 visitors.

To get more information about the Olympic Museum, please go on www.museum.olympic.org

!!! We are pleased to offer you a free entrance for the Olympic Museum !!!