Institut Lumière
A film museum in the Lumière brothers' family villa. The factory beside it is where the world's first film was shot.
In 1895, the Lumière brothers filmed Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory at the factory gate, which is widely regarded as the first film in the world. The family's Art Nouveau villa is now a film museum, displaying the Cinématographe projector, the Autochrome color photography process and other inventions, along with clips of early films. The original factory's 'first film studio' has been converted into a screening room that often shows classic films. Admission is about 9 euros, and the museum is closed on Mondays. Take metro line D to Monplaisir-Lumière station and walk 3 minutes.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00 am–6:30 pm, closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse
- Berges du Rhône
- Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation
- Grand Hôtel-Dieu & Cité de la Gastronomie
- Parc de la Tête d'Or
- Musée des Tissus et des Arts décoratifs
- Place Bellecour & Presqu'île
- Rue Mercière