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Museum · Lyon · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon is a museum in Lyon, Métropole de Lyon. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 28 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 100 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.

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The story

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Audio tour · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon

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You're standing at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, by the Place des Terreaux. It's one of the largest art museums in France. The façade dates from the seventeenth century, and the building was once an abbey, the Royal Abbey of Saint-Pierre. Aristocratic Benedictine nuns lived here. The abbess always came from the highest French nobility and received the great names of the kingdom.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
We,Th,Sa-Mo 10:00-18:00, Fr 10:30-18:00
Admission
Paid
Visitors
356,369 a year (2017)

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 28 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

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OL Vallée
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OL Vallée · 11.5 km

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Cathédrale Saint-Jean
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Cathédrale Saint-Jean · 830 m

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Théâtre Gallo-Romain de Fourvière
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Théâtre Gallo-Romain de Fourvière · 1.3 km

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Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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Frequently asked questions

When is Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon open?

We,Th,Sa-Mo 10:00-18:00, Fr 10:30-18:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 30 m and a water point at 100 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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