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Institut Lumière

The museum also has a theatre showing thematic series of cinema masterpieces (in original version). The theatre is in the former Lumière factory, which was the scenery of the first movie in history (La sortie des usines Lumière).

Address: Rue du Premier Film
Getting there: M: Monplaisir-Lumière
Website: institut-lumiere.org (opens in a new tab)

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