Lyon was a centre of printing and book trade in Europe in the 15th - 16th century, and the Musee de l'Imprimerie in Hôtel de la Couronne showcases the city's historical collections of books and the graphic arts

  Loading
Relevance Price Price Rating

Showing 1 to 2 of 2 Offers

Storytelling tour of the Vieux-Lyon in French

  7 Reviews

 1.5 hour

$16

This visit told through the traboules of Old Lyon takes you to the heart of the Renaissance, among t...

SEE IT

Offered by Get Your Guide

Lyon City Card

  No Reviews

    4 days

$32

Mobile Voucher Accepted

This is your passport for exploring the museums and attractions of Lyon, a UNESCO World Heritage sit...

SEE IT

Offered by Viator

Musée de l'Imprimerie, Lyon

Lyon was a centre of printing and book trade in Europe in the 15th - 16th century, and the Musee de l'Imprimerie in Hôtel de la Couronne showcases the city's historical collections of books and the graphic arts.

Lyon was a centre of printing and book trade in Europe in the 15th - 16th century, and the Musee de l'Imprimerie in Hôtel de la Couronne showcases the city's historical collections of books and the graphic arts. The museum has works by early printers of Lyon including Martin Husz, Josse Bade, Sébastien Gryphe, Etienne Dolet, Jean de Tournes, Guillaume Rouillé and Bernard Salomon. It shows wooden block types used in Asia, and the origins of Western printing press in the 15th century - including examples of the work of Sweynheim and Pannartz, Aldus Manutius, Johann Froben, the Estiennes and Christopher Plantin. It includes displays upto the 20th century inventions, including French typefaces, Higonnet and Moyroud's Lumitype-Photon phototypesetter and the BBR system of computer typesetting.


Hours

Sun

10:30

18:00

Mon

NA

Tue

NA

Wed

10:30

18:00

Thu

10:30

18:00

Fri

10:30

18:00

Sat

10:30

18:00

About Musée de l'Imprimerie

 13 Rue de la Poulaillerie, 69002 Lyon, France

 +33 4 78 37 65 98

 www.imprimerie.lyon.fr

Musée de l'Imprimerie and Nearby Sights on Map

Saint-Nizier Church

The Saint-Nizier Church is a Flamboyant Gothic church with a Renaissance portal that is named after 6th century bishop Nicetius of Lyon

Rue du Président Edouard Herriot

The Rue du Président Edouard Herriot is an important street in the Presqu'ile quarter, part of Lyon's UNESCO World Heritage site

Rue de la République

This Rue de la Republique is the main downtown shopping district, a pedestrian street lined with luxury shops as well as affordable retailers

Rue Mercière

Rue Mercier is a cobblestone pedestrian street in Presqu'île, connected to buildings on the Saone bank through traboules

Musée des Beaux-Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts housed in the former Palais Saint-Pierre displays a fine collection of European paintings from the 14th to mid-20th century

Place des Terreaux

The Place des Terreaux is a large square in the heart of Lyon in the Presqu'ile district

Marche Saint-Antoine

The Marche Saint-Antoine is a major French food and flower market in an upscale neighbourhood of Lyon

Lyon Hôtel de Ville

The 17th century City Hall on Place des Terreaux has a strikingly beautiful facade, which is radiantly illuminated at night

Place des Jacobins

Place des Jacobins is one of the most well-known squares in Lyon

Opera Nouvel

The Nouvel Opera house opposite the City Hall is home to the Opera National de Lyon