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1 March 2026 The CHRD offers an urban tour that gives visitors a better understanding of the key players and issues in Lyon and its region during the Second World War. The historical tour follows in the footsteps of events and takes visitors to symbolic locations from this period. This approach is all the more important given the complexity of the war in Lyon and the need to pass on memories. ...
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Until 8 February 2026 at the CHRD The Museum offers a tour that allows visitors to discover the permanent exhibition through a specific theme: Jews in France and Lyon during the Second World War. This is done with the help of archival documents, testimonies and individual stories. The tour looks back at the stages of the Holocaust, the policy of exclusion implemented by the Vichy government, ...
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Until 22 June 2025 at CHRD Lyon was a hotbed of conflict during the Second World War, between Resistance networks and zealous collaborators. The route starting at the CHRD and leading all the way to the Place de la Comédie will enable participants to rediscover the traces of this painful past in the city. Through the buildings, as well as the steles, plaques and street names referring to the ...
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Until 11 January 2025 at CHRD A tour in which first-hand accounts and objects from the period provide a better understanding of the complexity of the actions of the Lyon Resistance and the issues at stake at the time. It’s also about the complexity of combining the motivations for armed involvement of the different currents of the Resistance and optimising the contributions. The ...
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At the CHRD Lyon Nicknamed the Butcher of Lyon for his particularly brutal methods, Klaus Barbie was head of the Gestapo in Lyon from 1943 to 1945, responsible for hunting down Resistance fighters, Communists and Jews. Arrested in Bolivia in 1983, he was tried four years later for crimes against humanity. This trial, which left its mark on people’s minds, opened the door to questions ...
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The Jewish community in the historical capital of the Gauls and, for historians, capital of the French Resistance, has now regained an undeniable dynamism. There are many notable sites surrounding the , built in 1864, as well as some excellent restaurants. All in all, they make Lyon a very pleasant stop. As in many French cities, the presence of Jews there probably dates back to the Roman ...
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