The best museums Rhône-Alpes

Model, photo exhibitions.

A collection of French and foreign helmets, a unique model of the Dieppe fire station made of cardboard and newsprint, models of equipment used by the Paris fire brigade, a series of halls lined with superb trucks in the emblematic red, this museum is the third in France on the theme of fire soldiers. A permanent exhibition on the World Trade Center attacks pays tribute to the firemen who died in the exercise of their duty. A real curiosity!

This conservatory museum is run by passionate volunteers and artist-craftsmen. This temple of Saint-Etienne's know-how gathers the greatest masterpieces of the best craftsmen of France in our region in all fields: weapons, engravings, jewelry, textiles, cabinet making... If this conservatory will fill you with wonder, you can in turn take part in the workshops open to the public. A playful moment.

In an ancient th century residence, renovated, an interactive space dedicated to the Registrar of Guillaume Revel: This cupbearer of Charles I, duke of Bourbon, composed, at the request of his prince, around 1450, a vast repertoire of sculptures of coats, fortresses and fortified towns in the county of Forez. Opportunity to discover the political history of our region, close to a hundred châtellenies, and life in the th century.

In collaboration with the Rodin Museum in Paris.

Founded in 1902 by the sculptor Alfred Boucher, the Ruche is a city of artists located in the th arrondissement of Paris. It houses one of the most important artistic centres of the th century. Originally created to help artists without resources, the venue welcomed great artists such as Modigliani, Artists, Brancusi, and especially Chagall, which was one of the most illustrious tenants. The Surnom's nickname was from the founder who compared creative artists with creativity to bees.

To date, the Ruche has workshops of all sizes, where many artists still reside. Some 240 works, paintings, sculptures, photos, videos and various installations are exhibited to illustrate more than a century of creation through the works of so-called "modern" and contemporary artists.

Les Granges only has they are worth visiting, magnificent good massive building renovated with exposed beams, stone walls and rustic to perfection. Inside, the Milouti museum presents a wide range of old tools used by the peasants and the craftsmen of the past centuries. In the same enchanting setting, contemporary art exhibitions are held.

This 230 m ² museum is entirely dedicated to coffee, its history, its consumption, its botanical and aromas. The presentation begins with a cartoon depicting the famous legend of the Shepherd Kaldi who finds the coffee. Then travel to the country of green gold and brown gold, browse the world coffee plantations and see the evolution of coffee from flower to grain, dive into the world of roasting and discover the transformations of the coffeemaker through times as well as various packaging and marketing techniques. This museum is considered interactive and playful. At the end of the visit, you can test your smell at the odor table.

This archeological space in the city center brings together some sixty members passionate about the history and archeology of our department. Even if the premises are small, everything is exposed, in a very didactic way, to present the evolution of societies that have inhabited our region from Prehistory to the Lower Middle Ages, with life scenes reconstructions, models, objects from archeological excavations. The rich collections of explanations span several centuries by covering different themes: daily life, religion, beliefs, crafts and trade. Field trips are organized, including the Roman aqueduct of Gier.