Museums in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Musée de l'aviation
26200 Montélimar

The European Hunting Aviation Museum, located in Montélimar in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is a space dedicated to military aviation history. Its location and theme make it a unique place.

Musée d'Art contemporain
69400 Villefranche-sur-Saône

The Paul-Dini Museum, housed in an old 19th-century grain hall in Villefranche-sur-Saône, presents works by artists related to the Lyon region and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, from fine arts to contemporary art.

Musée des arts et traditions populaires
69430 aux Ardillats

The Marius Audin Museum of Popular Traditions, located in Beaujeu in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is an ethnological museum founded in 1942. It traces Beaujolais life through rich and varied collections, bearing witness to local crafts, agriculture and traditions.

Musée de la mode et des accessoires
03000 Moulins

The Centre national du costume de scène, located in a former 18th-century barracks in Moulins (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), is a unique museum dedicated to costumes and decors of theatre, opera and ballet.

Musée de l'architecture et du patrimoine
69008 Lyon

The Cité Musée Tony-Garnier, formerly the Tony-Garnier Urban Museum, is an open-air museum located in Lyon, in the United States, dedicated to Tony Garnier's architecture and its 1930s murals.

Musée d'Art contemporain
69270 Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or

La Demeure du Chaos, a former 17th-century post office, transformed into a museum of contemporary art, is located in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This controversial place combines artistic installations and destructured architecture over 12,000 m2.

Musée d'Archéologie et d'Antiquité
38100 Grenoble

The Musée de l'Ancien Évêché de Grenoble, housed in a 12th century episcopal palace, presents the history of Isère since prehistory. Located in the heart of the city, it houses a paleo-Christian Baptistery of the fourth century and Roman remains of the third century.

Musée des Beaux-Arts
38200 Chuzelles

The Vienna Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology, housed in an ancient 19th-century grain hall, houses collections ranging from Neolithic to contemporary times, in the heart of the Iseroese city.