Museums in the Rhône-Alpes

Musée des arts et traditions populaires
42820 Ambierle

The Alice Taverne Museum, located in Ambierle in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is an ethnographic museum housed in a 17th and 18th century mansion, illustrating local rural life between 1840 and 1940.

Musée d'Art et d'histoire locale
42600 Montbrison

The Allard Museum, housed in a 19th-century mansion in Montbrison (Loire), houses collections of natural history, toys and fine arts from Jean-Baptiste d'Allard's cabinet of curiosities.

69002 Lyon 2e Arrondissement

The Musée des Confluences in Lyon 2e is a multidisciplinary museum created by the fusion of the museum of natural history and the Guimet museum. Its collections, rich of 2.2 million objects, cover science and civilizations since the seventeenth century.

Musée d'Art religieux
69005 Lyon 5e Arrondissement

The house of Lorette, known as the Bréda house, is a 16th century pleasure house located in Lyon 5th, former home of Pauline Jaricot and last testimony of the Lyon hill houses.

Musée de la résistance et de la déportation
42380 Estivareilles

The 20th Century History Museum of Estivareilles, located in a former 18th century religious building, traces the local and world history of the 20th century, with a focus on Resistance and World Wars.

Musée des métiers de la soie
42510 Bussières

The Wessage and Silk Museum in Bussières, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is a monument dedicated to local textile history. Its exact origin remains unknown.

Musée des métiers de la soie
42190 Charlieu

The Musée de la Soierie de Charlieu, housed in a former 18th-century Hôtel-Dieu, traces Charlieu's textile history, famous for its silk fabrics intended for haute couture and luxury furnishings for a century and a half.

Musée des arts textiles et de la tapisserie
42650 Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds

La Maison du Passementier is an iconic monument located in Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its history remains to be discovered in this city with preserved heritage.