Musee des Arts de la Marionnette (with baby)

So got in free with Lyon card, was not disappointed at all. Started the tour in like basement and then moved our way around. Thought came to the end and thinking was not worth it until we found the lift went to roof gsrden had walk and a beer and came down explored and playef dressing up and with the puppets, two adults slipping back into childhood. Loved the puppets. The musem goes from the sto...

Liked the museum, especially that it was free (weekend), some arts are absolutely phenomenal.

The people here are lovely, but the quality of the exhibit made me giggle. 8x10 paper posted to the walls for descriptions, 20 yr old toys (Toy Story) in display cases and a very difficult to navigate (but cute) building. Spend your time looking at all the other beautiful sites of Lyon… this isn’t your spot if you’re looking to see beautiful marionettes or pictures/relics from Lyon’s past (aside f...

I felt like such a kid in this museum! It was lots of fun to see the oldest puppets in the museum all the way up to much more current and contemporary puppets. I enjoyed watching the children in the museum interact with the puppets. There are several marionettes that you can try out – – this is the best part of the museum for me. Maybe I have found a new passion? Manipulating The Mary Onettes is c...

Amazing Museum shows the history of puppetry (Marionette) in general and also in relation to locality, eg the famous Guignol from Lyon. Before buying the ticket, we were assured that there is English language support, but - it turned out - that was mostly lacking, as everything was in French, bar some high level paragraphs in English. It would have been really beneficial to add English language! N...