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Institut Lumière
CultureVisit: ~90 min
Cinema museum housed in the Villa Lumière, the Art Nouveau mansion that the Lumière family had built at the end of the 19th century in the Monplaisir district of Lyon. Antoine Lumière, father of Auguste and Louis, the inventors of the cinematograph in 1895, lived here. The museum reviews the origins of cinema and preserves apparatus of the period; next to the house is the hangar where “Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory” was filmed.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at Institut Lumière: 3 missions
- Discover the origins of the cinematographWalk through the museum and find the Lumière brothers' cinematograph, the apparatus used for the first public screenings in 1895.
- Find the site of the first filmGo to Rue du Premier-Film, next to the museum, where the famous scene of workers leaving the factory was filmed in 1895.
- Admire the façade of the Villa LumièreWalk around the Art Nouveau mansion and notice its late-19th-century architecture, with which the Lumière family showed off its standing.
Near Institut Lumière
Fort Montluc (Montluc Prison National Memorial)989 m awayHalles de Lyon Paul Bocuse2.5 km awayCentre for the History of the Resistance and Deportation2.7 km awayBanks of the Rhône (Berges du Rhône)2.7 km awayFlower Tree3.0 km awayHôtel-Dieu3.0 km away
Frequently asked questions
How much time do you need for Institut Lumière?
Allow about 1 h 30 min for the visit.
Source: Web oficial - Institut Lumière