Art Museums in Lyon

Musee des Beaux-Arts (The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon) is a municipal museum of fine arts in Lyon and is one of the largest art museums in France. The museum is housed in a former Benedictine convent of the 17th and 18th century. The Musee des Beaux-Arts holds diverse collections consisting of objec

Musée Lumière is a museum in Lyon that is devoted to Auguste and Louis Lumière, inventors of the cinématographe and fathers of the cinema. The museum is founded especially to honour their contribution to filmmaking. The musuem is housed in the house of the Lumière family. Visitors can discover the i

The Musée des Tissus et des Arts décoratifs is a museum in Lyon that is housed in two 18th century hôtels particuliers and actually consists of two museum: the Museum of Textiles (Musée des Tissus) and the Decorative Arts Museum (Musée des arts décoratifs). The museum holds a very large collection o

The Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon is a contemporary art museum in Lyon and presents works created by artists directly on the site. The permanent collection of the museum is the largest European group installations ever assembled in a museum. Besides this permanent collection, the Musée d'Art cont

Institut d'Art Contemporain is a contemporary art center located in Villeurbanne, in Lyon. The Institute of Contemporary Art in Villeurbanne holds a collection of contemporary works by artists such as Alighiero Boetti, Daniel Buren and Yona Friedman.