Musée des Confluences

The Musée des Confluences is a science centre and anthropology museum which opened on 20 December 2014, in the , France. In May 2011, the Musée des Confluences, while still under construction, received the designation “Musée de France” from the Ministry of Culture and Communication.
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Wikipedia
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:30 AM—6:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France
  • Also known as: “Musee des Confluences”, “Musée Guimet et Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle”, “Museo de la Confluencia”, “Музей Конфлюанс”, and “Музей слияния двух рек”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include École normale supérieure de Lyon and Halle Tony Garnier.

University
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The is a French grande école located in the city of . It is one of the four prestigious écoles normales supérieures in France. is situated 770 metres southeast of Musée des Confluences.

Arts center
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The is an arena and concert hall in , France. It was designed by Tony Garnier in 1905. Originally a slaughterhouse, the building was renovated in 1987 and opened as a concert hall in 1988. is situated 620 metres southeast of Musée des Confluences.

Bridge
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is a bridge, which is situated 210 metres east of Musée des Confluences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Mulatière and La Confluence.

Village
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is a commune in the in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central-eastern . It is located just southwest of , on the right bank of the Saône; it is the final commune until its confluence with the Rhône at the southern end of Lyon's Presqu'île.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Musée des Confluences

Latitude
45.73263° or 45° 43′ 58″ north
Longitude
4.81799° or 4° 49′ 5″ east
Inception
December 19th, 2014
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FQ6PRM9+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 440270631
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q8352
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Musée des Confluences” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Musée des Confluences”
  • Catalan: “Museu de les Confluències”
  • Chinese: “汇流博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Musée des Confluences”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo Kunfluejoj”
  • French: “musée des Confluences”
  • French: “Musée des Confluences”
  • German: “Musée des Confluences”
  • Hungarian: “Musée des Confluences”
  • Italian: “Musée des Confluences”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Musée des Confluences”
  • Russian: “Музей слияния”
  • Spanish: “Musée des Confluences”
  • Spanish: “Museo de las Confluencias”
  • “Musée des Confluences”

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Highlights include Parvis Judith Heumann and Jardin Gabriel Rosset.

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