Museums in the Rhône-Alpes

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 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.

Écomusée
01380 Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon

The Musée départemental de la Bresse, located in Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon, in the Ain, is a museum of society set up in a Bressane farm classified from the 15th to the 19th century, dedicated to rural life and local gastronomy.

Musée des arts et traditions populaires
07660 Lanarce

The inn of Peyrebeille, known as Auberge rouge, is a 19th-century old relay near Lanarce (Ardèche), infamous for a criminal case involving its tenants, the husbands Martin, accused of murders and robberies between 1818 and 1833.

Musée des écrivains célèbres
38100 Grenoble

The Stendhal Museum in Grenoble, located in two 16th-17th century houses, traces the writer's childhood and his family environment in Grenoble. It includes three historic sites and a major literary collection in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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.