Museums in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Musée de l'Aviation de Lyon-Corbas

Musée de l'Aviation de Lyon-Corbas

Corbas, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.7 (7,644 reviews)

Tucked away near Lyon's airport, this place is a true hidden gem for anyone who feels that pull of the sky. It’s less a ...

Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière

Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.6 (66,358 reviews)

You'd never guess that beneath the modern concrete of this museum lies the actual earth where Roman senators from Lugdun...

Domaine de Vizille - Musée de la Révolution française

Domaine de Vizille - Musée de la Révolution française

Vizille, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.6 (65,792 reviews)

People come to the Domaine de Vizille not just for the history, but for the full experience of stepping into a grand châ...

Musée dauphinois

Musée dauphinois

Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.6 (61,417 reviews)

Tucked up on the slopes of the Bastille hill, the Musée dauphinois has been telling the story of our region and its peop...

House Berges - White Coal Museum

House Berges - White Coal Museum

Lancey, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.6 (6,253 reviews)

Tucked away in the village of Villard-Bonnot, just outside Grenoble, the House Bergès – or White Coal Museum – is a surp...

Musée des Confluences

Musée des Confluences

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.5 (524,578 reviews)

The Musée des Confluences has a story that began with a 19th-century collection of curiosities, but its current home is ...

Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.5 (58,648 reviews)

People come to the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon not just for the art, but to wander through a stunning 17th-century abbey...

Musée de Grenoble

Musée de Grenoble

Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.5 (53,794 reviews)

Tucked away in the heart of the French Alps, with a stunning mountain backdrop, the Musée de Grenoble is a true gem that...

Musée Lumière

Musée Lumière

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.5 (52,689 reviews)

This isn't just any film museum; it's the hallowed ground where cinema itself was born. Housed within the original Art N...

Musée de Valence, art et archéologie

Musée de Valence, art et archéologie

Valence, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.5 (5,873 reviews)

Tucked away in a quiet square in Valence, this museum is a total surprise. You walk into this beautiful old building and...

Musée Ampère

Musée Ampère

Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.5 (5,242 reviews)

People don't just come to the Musée Ampère for a history lesson; they come to stand in the very rooms where André-Marie ...

Musée de Gergovie

Musée de Gergovie

La Roche-Blanche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.4 (41,338 reviews)

Perched high on the Gergovie plateau, this museum sits on the very ground where Vercingetorix and his Gallic tribes famo...

Prefectural Museum of Ceramics

Prefectural Museum of Ceramics

Lezoux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.4 (4,343 reviews)

Tucked away in the charming town of Lezoux, deep in the heart of France's Auvergne region, this museum is a true love le...

Prefectural Museum Hautes-Alpes

Prefectural Museum Hautes-Alpes

Gap, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.4 (4,295 reviews)

Did you know this museum holds a Roman-era sundial, one of the few in the world that still accurately tells time? It's j...

Musée des arts de la marionnette - Gadagne

Musée des arts de la marionnette - Gadagne

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.3 (31,628 reviews)

Tucked away on the steep slopes of Vieux Lyon, in the very heart of the city's Renaissance quarter, you'll find the Musé...

Musée des Tissus et des Arts Décoratifs

Musée des Tissus et des Arts Décoratifs

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.3 (31,123 reviews)

People don't just come to the Musée des Tissus to see old fabric; they come to understand Lyon's soul, woven for centuri...

Musee d'Art Roger Quilliot

Musee d'Art Roger Quilliot

Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.3 (31,062 reviews)

You'd never guess that this serene art museum, now housing everything from medieval altarpieces to 20th-century canvases...

Muséum d'histoire naturelle Henri-Lecoq

Muséum d'histoire naturelle Henri-Lecoq

Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

★★★★★ 4.3 (3,400 reviews)

What truly sets the Muséum d'histoire naturelle Henri-Lecoq apart is its profound connection to the Auvergne region; it ...