Museums to (re)discover in Lyon in cool weather
Lyon is a city rich in culture, and its museums offer fascinating experiences, ideal for a day sheltered from the cold. Passionate about art, history or looking for unusual experiences, here is a selection of the must-see museums in Lyon to visit with family or friends!
The Créqui Lyon Part-Dieu**** hotel located in the heart of the city is the ideal starting point for your cultural outings!
Do you have questions about the origins of humanity, the diversity of cultures and our place in the living? Visit the Musée des Confluences, it addresses all these universal questions!
The permanent exhibition is made up of four captivating exhibitions, where fossils, ethnographic objects and modern artifacts mingle in an immersive scenography.
You can admire impressive collections – with a total of 3.5 million objects – from 5 centuries of history!
Nicknamed the Little Louvre, the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon houses one of the richest collections in Europe.
Paintings, sculptures, and art objects are exhibited in the 70 rooms, offering an impressive panorama of art, from Antiquity to the present day.
You will also be won over by its exceptional setting, that of a 17th century abbey and its cloister, which has become a sculpture garden.
A fascinating dive into the birth and evolution of printing since the Renaissance: this is what awaits you in this atypical Museum.
This living museum regularly hosts temporary exhibitions and demonstrations of graphic arts and techniques, as instructive as it is fun.
If you are a fan of cinema, push open the doors of the Cinema and Miniature Museum!
In this magical place, you will discover a thousand iconic costumes and accessories from cult films, from Back to the Future to Star Wars, including Matrix and Batman.
And if you dream of meeting the animatronics from Jurassic Park or Alien, they are also in the museum.
Ready for a unique sensory experience? This unusual place invites you to test your senses and challenge your perception through visual and interactive experiences.
Installations, each more surprising than the last, will immerse you in the fascinating world of illusion.
Consider booking one of the 65 rooms and suites at the Best Western Hôtel Créqui in Lyon to make the most of your stay.
The Créqui Lyon Part-Dieu**** hotel located in the heart of the city is the ideal starting point for your cultural outings!
Musée des Confluences
Do you have questions about the origins of humanity, the diversity of cultures and our place in the living? Visit the Musée des Confluences, it addresses all these universal questions!
The permanent exhibition is made up of four captivating exhibitions, where fossils, ethnographic objects and modern artifacts mingle in an immersive scenography.
You can admire impressive collections – with a total of 3.5 million objects – from 5 centuries of history!
Museum of Fine Arts
Nicknamed the Little Louvre, the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon houses one of the richest collections in Europe.
Paintings, sculptures, and art objects are exhibited in the 70 rooms, offering an impressive panorama of art, from Antiquity to the present day.
You will also be won over by its exceptional setting, that of a 17th century abbey and its cloister, which has become a sculpture garden.
Museum of Printing and Graphic Communication
A fascinating dive into the birth and evolution of printing since the Renaissance: this is what awaits you in this atypical Museum.
This living museum regularly hosts temporary exhibitions and demonstrations of graphic arts and techniques, as instructive as it is fun.
Cinema and Miniature Museum
If you are a fan of cinema, push open the doors of the Cinema and Miniature Museum!
In this magical place, you will discover a thousand iconic costumes and accessories from cult films, from Back to the Future to Star Wars, including Matrix and Batman.
And if you dream of meeting the animatronics from Jurassic Park or Alien, they are also in the museum.
Museum of Illusion
Ready for a unique sensory experience? This unusual place invites you to test your senses and challenge your perception through visual and interactive experiences.
Installations, each more surprising than the last, will immerse you in the fascinating world of illusion.
Consider booking one of the 65 rooms and suites at the Best Western Hôtel Créqui in Lyon to make the most of your stay.
