Practical Information
Opening hours
- Wednesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm
- Last admission is at 5:30 pm
- The Gadagne and its museums are closed on 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 may, 14 July and 25 December.
- Free admission to the shop, Gadagne café and gardens
- The documentation center is open by appointment on Thursdays from 1:30 to 4:30 pm.
Information :
- By telephone: + 33 (0)4 78 42 03 61– choose 1 to join the general switchboard.
- Email enquiries may be sent to: gadagne@mairie-lyon.fr
Visiting the museum
Address: Gadagne, 1 place du petit Collège, 69005 Lyon
+ 33 (0)4 78 42 03 61
Transports:
- Metro: line D, Vieux Lyon
- Bus: C3 and S1 (Gare Saint-Paul bus stop in both directions) ; C14, 19, 31, 40, S1 (Saint-Paul or la Feuillée: cross the Pont de la Feuillée bridge)
- Vélo´V free bike rental service to Saint Paul, Place Fousseret or Rue de la Baleine
- Public car parks: LPA Saint Georges, Saint Antoine and Célestins
- Coach Parking: quai Romain Rolland
Visitors are asked to leave the following items in the checkroom:
- beverages and food (not permitted in the garden, the Gadagne complex or the two museums)
- misters (our rooms are air-conditioned)
- umbrellas, unless they can be contained or folded into a handbag
- camera stands and supports (telescopic poles, etc.)
- strollers and baby carriages larger than a wheelchair and liable to interfere with emergency evacuation (ventral baby carriers are available)
- backpacks, suitcases and bulky luggage
- scooters.
Gadagne access card
Admission
A single ticket admits visitors to the Lyon History Museum and the Puppetry Museum.
Tickets can only be purchased at the on-site ticket office at Gadagne.
Individual prices
- Full price: €8
- Reduced price: €6
- Museum card: €25 for unlimited access for one year to the City of Lyon's six main museums. €7 for 18/25 year-olds.
- Free admission: under 18s, jobseekers (proof required), disabled people and the person accompanying them, Lyon City Card holders, ICOM and ICOMOS cardholders.
Guided visit ticket
Adults:
- Less than 1 hour: €2 + admission ticket
- 1h and over: €3 + admission ticket
- Tours specially adapted for disabled visitors: €1
Children: €1
Visitors with reduced mobility
Access is via 14 rue de Gadagne, 40 metres from the main entrance to the building.
Download the access map (pdf)
The building, cafe and gardens all have lifts and ramps (only room 23 of the Lyon History Museum is inaccessible).
N.B. the doorway between rooms 20 and 21 is 80 cm wide.
Please ask at reception if you would like to borrow a wheelchair for your visit.
Folding seats are also available from reception for those who may like to rest during their visit.