Museums in the 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 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'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 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 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.

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 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 du monde paysan
42330 Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules

The Musée de la Ferme Forézienne in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules is a monument located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, offering an overview of the local rural heritage.