Lyon, France
13 Rue de la Poulaillerie
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+33478376598
A well structured visit through the history of typography. Although not too many exhibits, they are well presented. Would recommend for any family as well. Welcoming staff, ready to answer any questions. The building gives it an extra flavor of history. Lovely arches and stone decorations. During the summer, the view to the inner courtyard is an added bonus.
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Worth the time to visit. I spent a lot more time in there than I had planned because it was so interesting. Exhibits are well explained in both French & English.
A wonderful place to visit for graphic design and print technique lovers, set in a traditional Lyonnais architecture building, in the citu centre. Remarkably for a museum of a smaller size, most of the explanations are in both French and English. For me, the highlights were the exhibits on printing and inline typesetting techniques and machines. When I visited, harp lessons were on progress, which added to the atmosphere. Great bookshop covering printing as well, but mainly in French.
Very interesting and well laid out museum with many artifacts from the history of printing. When we visited there was a temporary exhibit on censorship and books that have been suppressed over time that was moving and thought provoking. Entry was free with the Lyon CityPass, but I would have gladly paid the entry fee.
If you are in Lyon and remotely interested in printing than this is a must during your visit to Lyon. It has a prity complete overview of the evolution of the technology starting with wooden plates and ending with modern desktop publishing. What is amazing is that they really have a working Lynotype... A machien that casts (in lead) lines of text you type on a keyboard and mounts them on a plate ready for printing. Many things illustrated with a movie in French and English. Still this is not located in the best building and because of that the optimal way to walk through the museum is difficult. Ask the guides to point you in the right direction if you get lost.
OK, so we both work in publishing so we're probably a bit more invested in the content of this museum than most but this place is brilliant. The building itself is beautiful, the staff all incredibly helpful, informative and pleasant, and the exhibition fantastic. Amazing collection of printed materials from Guttenberg up to the mid- to late-twentieth century.
Comprehensive survey of printing, from earliest times in Asia until recently. Captions in English as well as French.
Fabulous museum, especially if you're into advertising, graphic design, illustration etc. I would return to Lyon for this museum alone. Even if you're not into visual communication you might still find it interesting as it presents history of printing in a lighthearted manner.
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