Museums in the Rhône-Alpes

Musée d'Archéologie et d'Antiquité
38100 Grenoble

The Grenoble Saint-Laurent Archaeological Museum, housed in a 12th century Romanesque church in Grenoble, traces 16 centuries of funerary and religious history, from antiquity to the 18th century, in the heart of a site classified as a historical monument.

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 du cirque et des automates
69005 Lyon

The Petit Musée de Guignol in Lyon is a museum dedicated to the traditional Lyon art of puppet theatre, located in the city of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Musée de la résistance et de la déportation
69007 Lyon 7e Arrondissement

The Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation (CHRD) is a Lyon museum housed in the former Military Health School, an emblematic place of the Gestapo during the Second World War. Located in the 7th arrondissement, it traces the history of the Resistance and deportation through regional collections and audiovisual testimonies.

Musée d'Archéologie gallo-romaine
69005 Lyon

The Gallo-Roman Museum of Fourvière, located in Lyon, is an archaeological museum dedicated to Gallo-Roman civilization, integrated with the ancient theatres of Lugdunum. It houses exceptional collections dating from the 1st to the 3rd century.

Musée du pain et de la Meunerie
42550 Apinac

The Moulin de Vignal, located in Apinac en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is a monument managed by a local association. Its history and exact period remain to be specified.

Musée d'Art contemporain
69006 Lyon 6e Arrondissement

The Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon (macLYON), located in the 6th arrondissement, occupies a modern building integrated with the Cité internationale, near the Parc de la Tête d'or. Inaugurated in 1995, it is dedicated to contemporary art and its monumental installations.

Musée de la photographie et du cinéma
69008 Lyon 8e Arrondissement

The Villa Lumière, the former residence of the Lumière brothers in Lyon 8th, built between 1899 and 1902, now houses the Institut Lumière, dedicated to cinematographic heritage. This iconic place, classified as a historical monument, celebrates the invention of cinematographer and the birth of cinema.