Museums in the Rhône-Alpes

Musée du cirque et des automates
69005 Lyon

The Musée des Automates du Vieux Lyon is a space dedicated to automatons, located in the city of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This museum offers a dive into the mechanical and artistic universe of automatons.

Musée des arts et traditions populaires
42310 Le Crozet

The Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires du Crozet, located in Le Crozet en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is a place dedicated to preserving the local heritage and traditional know-how of the region.

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 d'Art religieux
01000 Bourg-en-Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse Municipal Museum, housed in a 16th century royal monastery, houses collections of Flemish, French and religious art, located in Bourg-en-Bresse in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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'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 du Chapeau et de la Bonneterie
42140 Chazelles-sur-Lyon

L'Atelier-Musée du Chapeau à Chazelles-sur-Lyon is a monument dedicated to chapelier crafts, located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in Chazelles-sur-Lyon.

Musée des traditions fromagères
42990 Sauvain

The Musée de la Fourme et des traditions à Sauvain, located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, is a place dedicated to the cheese heritage and local customs of this mountain village.