The best specialized museums Rhônes-Alpes

The hotel-Dieu de Charlieu was originally housed in the Benedictine abbey of the city where it hosted, in the Middle Ages, poor and pilgrims. In the th century, it is located in the Grand-Rue de Charlieu. Therefore, they were nuns of the Order of St. Marthe who would advice their care to the sick. The hotel-Dieu closed its doors in 1981. Its walls, a magnificent th-century building, created the Hospital Museum. This allows us to discover reconstructions of rooms dating from the end of the th to the s: the large dining room with its beds of beds, but also the rooms of care and operations and lingerie. Apothicairerie: Listed in historic monuments, retains its beautiful th-century woodwork, plant drawers and a beautiful set of th-century blue tiled pots. The religious dimension of the hospitals of the past is referred to in particular by the presence of the chapel, whose magnificent golden altarpiece (classified historic monument) is visible from the museum. " It smells the hospital… ": In the museum it smells the hospital and it is not an illusion! The smells of the different rooms were reconstituted by a specialized laboratory: plants in the apothicairerie, lavender in lingerie… This original olfactory evocation is a unique means of believing income in the time of nuns.

Located in the heart of the medieval village of Villerest, in a forézienne, this museum houses collections of objects telling the story of fire, from prehistory to today, a collection of more than 2 000 lighters and shotguns. Windows are also dedicated to the history of watchmaking. Discover the fire and cooking in Céline's kitchen! Reconstituted in a former house adjoining the ramparts of the village, discover authentic th-century authentic cuisine. Visit of temporary exhibitions to the Philosophy area.

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.

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 museum, named after its creator, Jean-Marie Somet, a former village miner and survivor of the infamous Chana disaster, displays many remains of Villars' mining past. Testimonies (objects, writings...) evoking trimmings and local history are also presented. This small museum, with its rich collections, managed by the Association du Vieux Villars, has just been renovated and opened again after four years of work. This museum allows you to discover or rediscover the history of Villars, which had an important past but which is still not well known today

Saint-Étienne is the only city to have kept its tramway without interruption since its creation. A transport museum was therefore necessary. In a vast room, you will discover the history of the tram, the preferred means of transport in the heart of the people of Stephan. Coaches, trolleybuses... are also mentioned for having contributed to the history of the Saint-Etienne conurbation. You will rediscover the green Vetra BB trolleybus, which was in use in the 1960s. You are welcomed by enthusiasts who will be happy to provide you with additional information. A story to discover with life-size vehicles, a real pleasure for young and old alike.

The house of passementerie is a place of memory of the textile activity in Pilat. The visit focuses on the reconstitution of local know-how in a workshop and the typical apartment of a passementerie maker in the last century. Through this history, you will discover beautiful collections: a Jacquard ribbon loom in working order, ribbons, period furniture, a film retracing the life of the passementier. The commentaries are provided by former passementiers.