Musée Lumière

Lyon


Cinema's glorious beginnings are showcased at the art nouveau home of Antoine Lumière, who moved to Lyon with sons Auguste and Louis in 1870. The brothers shot the first reels of the world's first motion picture, La Sortie des Usines Lumières (Exit of the Lumières Factories) here on 19 March 1895.

Transportation

  • metro: Monplaisir-Lumière

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4. Musée des Arts Décoratifs

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7. Opéra de Lyon

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