Musée Gadagne [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Musée Gadagne
The Musée Gadagne is a museum located in the center of the Vieux Lyon, in the Saint-Jean quarter, in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon. It is composed of the Musée d'histoire de Lyon (Museum of Lyon History) and the Musée des marionnettes du monde (Museum of world puppets). The building was classified as monument historique in 1920. It was successively acquired by the city of Lyon between 1902 and 1941. After the finding of its obsolescence, the museum closed in 1998 for more than
Musée Gadagne, at Nos. 12-14, which is the biggest Renaissance building in Lyon. It was purchased by the city of Lyon in 1902, opened in 1921 and installed in the Hôtel Gadagne. Its main entrance is located on the old stables of the Place du Petit Collège. Then a spiral staircase into a polygonal tower gives access to the three floors of galleries.