Jews lived in Roman Lugdunum but disappeared from Lyon because of the expulsions. It was only under the reign of Louis XV that a community was re-created with immigrants from Comtat Venaissin and Alsace. The region is associated primarily with World War II and the French Resistance. The notorious war criminal Klaus Barbie, who was tried in 1986, was the head of the Lyon Gestapo.
31 August 2024, from 2pm to midnight in the 11 museums of the Isère département During this festive day, the Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l’Isère (Isère Resistance and ...
24 July 2024 |
8 September 2024, at 3pm In clear contrast to the emancipation of the 1920s and the suffragettes, the Vichy regime tried to confine women to the social role of wife and mother. This was not ...
24 July 2024 |
6 June 2024 This play by Robert Antelme, adapted and performed by Anne Coutureau and directed by Patrice Le Cadre, shares the author’s account of his captivity in Germany in 1945. A ...
13 May 2024 |
Numerous dates until 25 August 2024 Lyon was home to some great Resistance networks, but also to some dark representatives of the collaboration movement. This guided tour, organised by CHRD, ...
13 May 2024 |
Until 29 June 2024 at the Montluc Memorial This exhibition features works by visual artist Nicolas Daubanes. One of them was created for the occasion, following an immersion in the Montluc ...
18 March 2024 |
Until 8 September 2024 at the CHRD This exhibition is an opportunity to rediscover the impact of the Second World War on women. Both in terms of their support for the war effort and their ...
18 March 2024 |
At the CHRD This exhibition devoted to the great hero of the Resistance allows us to (re)discover the man through the eyes of those who knew him or studied him. These include friends and family, ...
8 January 2024 |
Until 8 July 2024 This bold exhibition tackles the complex question of how to share the memory of the Second World War to children. The Museum invites parents and children to explore four stories ...
28 November 2023 |
At the CHRD in Lyon 80 years after the death of the Resistance leader, this exhibition at the CHRD provides an opportunity to learn more about the man through the eyes of those who knew or ...
28 November 2023 |
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