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Urbain Tony Garnier Museum is a rewarding stop for art, history and curious minds. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Urbain Tony Garnier Museum
In the États-Unis district of Lyon, the Urban Museum Tony Garnier is a unique open-air museum spread across a whole neighbourhood of social housing designed in the early 20th century by the visionary architect Tony Garnier. On the blank walls of these pioneering apartment blocks, monumental painted murals bring Garnier's utopian vision of the "Industrial City" to life, alongside works by international artists, turning the streets themselves into a gallery. A show apartment restored to its 1930s state completes the experience, revealing daily life in this forward-thinking estate. Original, thought-provoking and free to explore, the Urban Museum Tony Garnier celebrates a landmark of modern architecture and social ambition, and the power of public art to transform a place. A fascinating and unusual cultural walk, it offers a fresh perspective on the city, off the usual tourist trail in Lyon.