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- JL Godard, le typographe à la caméra (until May 4, 2025)
- Van Gogh: the immersive experience
- Visit the new “Trop Forts!” exhibition at the Musée des Confluences
- Programmed Universes (until July 13, 2025)
- In the forest with Vincent Munier (until April 25, 2025)
- Pompeii, immortal city (until July 24, 2025)
- Science Expériences: immersive science museum
- Dreamtime (until August 24, 2025)
- Musée Lumière (permanent exhibition)
Among all the things to do in Lyon, there are plenty of cultural venues. We open the doors to the best exhibitions in Lyon in 2025, but above all we invite you to visit them. There’s nothing like planning a good exhibition from time to time to break the weekend routine.
JL Godard, le typographe à la caméra (until May 4, 2025)
The work of Jean-Luc Godard and his influence on modern cinema needs no introduction. A key figure in the Nouvelle Vague, Godard cultivated an aesthetic in all his films that honored graphic design in all its forms. His “screen layout”, for example, turned his films into veritable cinematic laboratories. The exhibition “JL Godard, le typographe à la caméra” (JL Godard, the typographer and the camera) invites us to explore the history that has always linked the filmmaker to his love of forms and writing.
📍 Musée de l’imprimerie et de la communication, 13 Rue de la Poulaillerie, Lyon 2
🎟️ Full admission €8
👉 Find out more on the official website
Van Gogh: the immersive experience
With over 5 million visitors worldwide “Van Gogh: l’expérience immersive” is undoubtedly one of the most important exhibitions of the decade. Immerse yourself in the unique world of the Dutch genius like nowhere else. From the famous “Sunflowers” to “The Bedroom” and “Starry Night”, all the artist’s masterpieces will be presented in a unique format combining technology and education.
📍 Studio 24 – 24 Rue Emile Decorps, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
🎟️ Full admission €20.90
👉 Find out more on the official website
Visit the new “Trop Forts!” exhibition at the Musée des Confluences
But how do they do it? We don’t think much about it, but some animals live in extreme conditions that human beings couldn’t endure for even ten minutes. Did you know, for example, that the penguin can withstand temperatures of up to -60°C, that the camel can go without food and water for several days, or that the llama adapts to high altitudes despite an air almost devoid of oxygen? This captivating exhibition also invites us to reflect on climate change and our own capacity to adapt. A must-see for the whole family!
📍 Location: 86 Quai Perrache, Lyon 2
📅 Date: from February 19, 2025
Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, 11am to 10pm. Friday and Saturday 11am to 11pm.
🎟️ Price: €12 full price
Programmed Universes (until July 13, 2025)
From March 7 (with an opening evening on the 6th), macLYON invites you to its “Universe Programmed”exhibition. The exhibition highlights a question that is on everyone’s lips in these times of major technological advances. What is the place of art in its development with all the new tools like Artificial Intelligence? Real or virtual, immersive, interactive or contemplative? Whether from a technical or ethical point of view, the questions surrounding the future of art will continue to fascinate us.
📍 Cité Internationale, 81 Quai Charles de Gaulle, Lyon 6
🎟️ Tickets not yet available online
👉 Find out more on the official website
In the forest with Vincent Munier (until April 25, 2025)
Missing the great outdoors? Head to the Musée des Confluences for an absolutely fantastic exhibition with wildlife photographer Vincent Munier. His unique eye offers us a series of breathtaking shots of the animals that inhabit our forests. Deer, owls and lynx – they’re all our neighbors, yet what place do we reserve for them? En forêt avec Vincent Munier” is a gripping and moving exhibition for children aged 6 and over.
📍 Musée des Confluences, 86 quai Perrache, Lyon 2
🎟️ Full admission €12
👉 Find out more on the official website
Pompeii, immortal city (until July 24, 2025)
A monument to world popular culture, the city of Pompeii continues to draw millions of visitors every year in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of more than 2,000 years ago. Pompeii, cité immortelle” brings the ancient city to Lyon in a breathtaking immersive exhibition. Over 100 authentic objects, 360º projections and 3D immersion… everything you need to understand the history that will still be talked about 2,000 years from now.
📍 49 quai Rambaud, Lyon 2
🎟️ Full admission €12
👉 Find out more on the official website
Science Expériences: immersive science museum
Part amusement park, part science museum, Science Expériences explores science from a fun, immersive angle. Thanks to innovative technologies such as virtual reality, video mapping and interactive activities, this tour offers a true sensory journey to the heart of science. From the farthest reaches of the universe to the depths of the sea, via the center of the Earth, one thing’s for sure: 
Location: Science Expériences, 32 Rue Thomassin, Lyon, 69002
Date : multiple dates
🎟️ From €22
Dreamtime (until August 24, 2025)
Here’s one of Lyon’s most popular exhibitions of the moment. Come and dream with your eyes wide open at the Musée des Confluences, in what at once unites us all and removes us from reality. The place of dreams in our society is ubiquitous, and at the same time a chimera and a mystery. The “Le temps d’un rêve” exhibition attempts to answer these questions, which never travel further than the hollow of our pillow…
📍 Musée des Confluences, 86 quai Perrache, Lyon 2
🎟️ Full admission €12
👉 Find out more on the official website
Musée Lumière (permanent exhibition)
Because cinema was born in Lyon! So much for the Musée Lumière’s brilliant retelling of the birth of the 7th art. With one of the world’s largest collections and archives, the museum is a veritable treasure trove. For example, you can admire the Cinématographe Lumière “n°1”, the very machine that projected the first films in 1895… For cinephiles, “Le Musée Lumière” is simply a must-see, and for the curious, a real treat to visit.
📍 Institut Lumière, 25 rue du Premier-Lyon, Lyon 8e
🎟️ Full admission €9
👉 Find out more at the official website