Museums in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Musée de l'Aviation de Lyon-Corbas
Corbas, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Vizille, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Lancey, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Tucked away in the village of Villard-Bonnot, just outside Grenoble, the House Bergès – or White Coal Museum – is a surp...

Musée des Confluences
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Valence, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Tucked away in a quiet square in Valence, this museum is a total surprise. You walk into this beautiful old building and...

Musée Ampère
Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
La Roche-Blanche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Perched high on the Gergovie plateau, this museum sits on the very ground where Vercingetorix and his Gallic tribes famo...

Prefectural Museum of Ceramics
Lezoux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Gap, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
What truly sets the Muséum d'histoire naturelle Henri-Lecoq apart is its profound connection to the Auvergne region; it ...