Top rated Museums in Lyon, France to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Museums in Lyon

Experience the best that Lyon has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 19 places from Museum category.

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Institut Culturel du Judaïsme

Museum

👍👍 Visite prévue et imprévue à la fois ! Nous sommes arrivés sans savoir qu'il fallait réserver au préalable. Mince. Heureusement pour nous, le responsable a accepté de nous laisser entrer. Nous avons pu découvrir plus en détails le judaïsme, et avons appris plein de nouvelles choses. La visite s'effec...

4.90 (107 reviews) (~1.62 km from centre)

Atelier de soierie - BROCHIER SOIERIES

Fashion accessories store

👍👍 Very interesting demonstration of creating prints on fabric. They have a huge collection of old printing blocks. In the shop you can buy scarfs made by the atelier. Definitely worth a visit. I made a photo of the entrance from Rue Romarin

4.80 (149 reviews) (~1.14 km from centre)

Musée Cinéma et Miniature

Museum

Museum of hyper-realistic, miniature everyday scenes, plus movie props & special effects exhibits.

4.70 (11.4K reviews) (~0.58 km from centre)

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral

Catholic cathedral

Grand medieval cathedral with an astronomical clock & stained-glass windows, plus a treasury museum.

4.60 (12.3K reviews) (~0.5 km from centre)

Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière

Archaeological museum

Modern hillside museum on Roman archeological site with a large collection of art, pottery & coins.

4.60 (5.4K reviews) (~0.98 km from centre)

Silk Saint Georges

Fashion accessories store

19th-c. silk-weaving workshop, with a boutique featuring handwoven articles & accessories.

4.60 (196 reviews) (~0.53 km from centre)

Fondation Bullukian

Foundation

👍 Place to see in the city center designed for small exhibitions. We don't regret going there.

4.60 (77 reviews) (~0.14 km from centre)

Musée Soieries Brochier / Boutique du Grand Hôtel-Dieu

Museum

👍 Small museum allowing you to discover the history of silk in Lyon and to touch some very beautiful examples

4.60 (72 reviews) (~0.45 km from centre)

Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

Art museum

Art museum in former 17th-century abbey, with ancient & modern paintings, sculptures & artifacts.

4.50 (7.3K reviews) (~1.04 km from centre)

Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation

History museum

Exhibitions on the Resistance movement & the deportation of Jews in Lyon during the Nazi occupation.

4.50 (1.1K reviews) (~1.3 km from centre)

Musée de l'imprimerie et de la communication graphique

History museum

Displays on the history of books & printing within a 15th-century mansion, including engravings.

4.50 (742 reviews) (~0.75 km from centre)

Musée des Moulages

Museum

👍👍 An incredible and magical place! Casts of masterpieces of sculpture. You've never gotten so close to them...

4.40 (89 reviews) (~1.87 km from centre)

Musée de l'illusion LYON

Museum

👍 Very interesting. Teaches a lot about optical illusions. However, a lot of experiments can't be seen unless you take a picture, so have your cameras ready for this trip. My kids are 6 and 4, and they loved it. They had a great time and a lot of because this place made them believe that magic actual...

4.30 (7.4K reviews) (~0.34 km from centre)

MAM - Musée des Arts de la Marionnette

Museum

Puppetry museum in a Renaissance building offering marionette shows, exhibits & hands-on activities.

4.30 (1.4K reviews) (~0.76 km from centre)

Religious Art Museum of Fourvière

Art museum

😠 Exposition Marcoville raciste et honteuse. Toutes les statues sont plutôt belles et angéliques, jusqu’à arriver à celle d’une femme noire. Là on est bien sur une caricature grossière. « L’artiste » lui a intentionnellement donné un air primitif, on dirait une cro-magnon à côté de femmes « civilisées...

4.30 (85 reviews) (~0.86 km from centre)

New Franco-Chinese Institute of Lyon

Museum

👍👍 A young and bubbly team with which it is a pleasure to work. More than interesting French-Chinese exhibitions and contacts!

4.30 (48 reviews) (~1.58 km from centre)

MHL - Musée d'Histoire de Lyon

History museum

😠 Skip this one... I was very disappointed with the way the museum is organized, it is very hard to understand. I wanted to discover more about the wonderful city of Lyon but I don't really feel more informed after visiting. I will not come back and I don't advise any one to visit, I believe it is a w...

4.00 (410 reviews) (~0.77 km from centre)

Le Petit Musée de Guignol

Museum

Cozy museum since 1995 exploring the history of Guignol & French puppetry, with guided audio tours.

4.00 (268 reviews) (~0.74 km from centre)

Fête Des Lumières

Museum

👍👍 Des animations exceptionnelles. Merci pour cette première fête des lumières. Merci merci merci

4.00 (98 reviews) (~0.16 km from centre)

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Top rated Museums in Lyon, France