Museum of Contemporary Art of Lyon (with kids)

Great space with large galleries displaying a variety of installations and contemporary art. They have a restaurant/cafe and a good size gift shop. Plan on spending about 1.5 hours wandering around the exhibits. I purchased my entrance ticket upon arrival and there was no line to enter.

Some beautiful pieces and a few inspiring moments, but overall the collection felt a bit limited and not very well curated. The atmosphere could be improved to make the art stand out more. Still worth a short visit if you’re nearby.

They’re hosting a very unique exhibition. It’s definitely worth a visit if you have a city tour card.

We really enjoyed the Nature & Technology exhibition that they have going on in June. The first floor was incredible especially during the weekday when you can take your time to wander through and absorb each exhibit in the way it was intended.

The museum on its own is quite nice. However, the curator's complacency is disastrous. The only single task of not ruining the impression from the art pieces is masterfully failed by provincial pretentiousness of the descriptions written by the curators. If you ever visit this museum you can, in fact, do it two times: first just enjoy the artworks and the second time just enjoy the overwhelming ...