Continuing our rather off-beat visit to Lyon, my sister and I visit the Musée des Marionnettes du Monde (Puppets of the World Museum) at the Gadagne Musées. The Gadagne reopened in 2009 in the historical Vieux-Lyon neighborhood after a 10-year refurbishment. The Renaissance building also houses the Lyon History Museum.
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| Hand puppets on display at Musée des Marionnettes du Monde in Lyon |
The Puppets of the World Museum is the only one of its kind in France. Founded in 1950, the collection was inspired by the popularity of the original Guignol puppet, created in 1808. The exhibition changes every two years — each cycle brings a new perspective. The current collection, L'art du Paradoxe (The Art of Paradox) takes visitors beyond the "westernised perception" of puppets as playthings. Instead, with the help of slides, recordings, signs and the puppets themselves, we learn of puppets' important place in political and social change throughout the world.
The lessons go down easily with such colorful guides.
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Marionettes on display at Musée des Marionnettes du
Monde in Lyon |
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Marionettes on display at Musée des Marionnettes du
Monde in Lyon |
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Marionette on display at Musée des Marionnettes du
Monde in Lyon |
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| Marionette on display at Musée des Marionnettes du Monde in Lyon |
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| Hand puppets on display at Musée des Marionnettes du Monde in Lyon |
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Marionette on display at Musée des Marionnettes du
Monde in Lyon |
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Marionettes on display at Musée des
Marionnettes du Monde in Lyon |
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Marionettes on display at Musée des Marionnettes du
Monde in Lyon |
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Marionette on display at Musée des Marionnettes du
Monde in Lyon |
For more information about Musée des Marionnettes du Monde at the Gadagne Musées, visit the museum website
here.
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