Musées Gadagne: Historical museum of Lyon and International puppet museum

These museums dedicated to the history of the city and to puppets (like the famous Guignol from Lyon). The building is a magnificent Renaissance palace that is worth a visit. A nice garden and cafe have also been created at the top of the building (free access). Unfortunately there is no view, however. Temporary exhibitions are shown. The puppet museum is mostly for kids and is skippable if you don't read French and don't have a fascination for either the local puppet tradition or seeing a small number of typical pieces from the most known and easily collected traditions (Turkey, Java, Japan, Siam). Wheelchair or pram access is possible to the historical museum through a labyrinthine series of lifts, though only to portions of the puppet museum.

• museum
• outdoors
• history
• family
• coffee

Address

14 rue de Gadagne/1 place du Petit Collège

Getting there

M: Vieux Lyon / B: C3-Gare St Paul

Hours

Wed-Sun 11:00-18:30 except public holidays

Price

1 museum: €6 including audioguide, 2 museums: €8, 2 museums + temporary exhibition: €10. Under 26 and disabled: free

Website

gadagne.musees.lyon.fr (opens in a new tab)