Musée de la Résistance, Lyon
"Lyon under the boot," December 1944 (photo: musee-resistance.com).
The Musée de la Résistance, also called the Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation, commemorates French resistance to Nazi occupation, in which Lyon played a central role.
The museum is located in what used to be the offices of the Gestapo and Klaus Barbie and contains exhibits and historical documents related to the Resistance. While it avoids being too downbeat, the museum will leave few unmoved.
The themes of the exhibition are the onset of war and the beginnings of the resistance and deportation. Using a trilingual infrared audio system, you can move through the exhibition at your own speed.
The Musée de la Résistance also displays temporary exhibitions, such as the photographic exhibition of the World Press Foundation (war reporting and refugees).
A library, studio, and conference space are available on site.
| Address: | 14 avenue Berthelot, 69007 Lyon |
| Neighborhood: | Guillotière |
| Tram: | Centre Berthelot |
| Phone: | 04 72 73 33 54 |
| Fax: | 04 72 73 32 98 |
| E-mail: | chrd@mairie-lyon.fr |
| Hours: | Wed-Sun, 9-5:30. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays and holidays. |
| Cost: | EUR3.8; free for children under 18. |
- Musée de la Résistance Nationale - Official website of all Resistance museums (French only)
