The best museums Rhônes-Alpes

The first fruit to be awarded an AOC in 1938, the Grenoble walnut is the product of a territory and passionate men. At the Grand Séchoir, through a fun and exciting museography, discover how they have evolved together towards excellence. In an old renovated walnut dryer, a contemporary setting and a tour adapted to the whole family. Objects, photos, interactive games, story hut... All the senses are awakened in this living place. Mobile application Le Grand Séchoir outside the walls. Shared exhibition Forest Art Project. Store area.

La maison des forges is above all the story of passionate people who never gave up. Indeed, it took 10 years between the initial idea and the opening of this site. But in concrete terms, what can you find inside? Here, you will be able to learn more about the blacksmith's trade. You can discover the tools used by blacksmiths and enter an interactive workshop. Note that temporary exhibitions are also proposed.

Weird, did you say weird? In fact, this museum houses works of popular art. Brut art, naive art, marginal art, rural art. Founded in 1971 by Serge Tekielski, said Candide, a distant cousin of the Cheval Cheval, brocaner, passionate collector. In this beautiful typical house of Bas-Vivarais 200 atypical works, sculptures, paintings, drawings, religious objects, rural objects… A room entirely devoted to the works of Gérard Lattier, a contemporary painter born in 1937. Today his wife Madeleine continues to make us discover this collection.

It is on a daily basis that firemen intervene to save lives. Open for more than 50 years, installed in a renovated space, the Firemen's Museum allows you to see the evolution of the equipment: 150 collection vehicles (presented in turn in the museum), fire pumps, clothing with exceptional pieces and a collection of 1800 helmets, one of the most important in the world, with the helmets of the victims of the Feyzin tragedy Family visit.

It is impossible to miss it: while arriving at Saint-Etienne from the North, the black and white walls of Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain announce it to the travellers. It is one of the most important cultural places of the city. Its collection, with works of 20th and 21st century, is rich in great names like Andy Warhol, Fernand Léger, Picasso, Miro, Wassily Kandisky, Pierre Soulages... More recent personalities of the contemporary art, such Orlan or Gilbert and George are also present at the Museum. The totality of this artistic wealth is not visible in one time: the space available does not allow to expose all of them, and a considerable part of the collections are lent to other museums in the world. The museum also offers many temporary exhibitions, to explore the most forward-thinking facets of the contemporary art. The entrance is free on the first Sunday of each month.